Thorpe v. Clanton’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

14 state decisions

Most-quoted passages

The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 14 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"Such dedication as was made, therefore, by the platting of the land and filing of the map, and the sale of the lots according to the description as given in the map by the grantors of Thorpe, was a common-law dedication. In so far as the rights of purchasers are concerned the distinction between a statutory and common-law dedication is unimportant, as such distinction relates wholly to the nature of the title, which is granted, and not to the right of the public or to the rights of purchasers of lots to the free and unobstructed use of streets and alleys included within the dedication. (citing case) Where a dedication has been made, whether under a statute or at common law, and accepted by the public it becomes irrevocable. Where there has been no acceptance by the public, but where the owner has sold lots or blocks according to the description given in a map or plat, such owner is universally held, upon the doctrine of estoppel in pais, to be precluded from revoking the dedication."”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 8 Ariz. App. 123 - City of Flagstaff v. Babbitt