McMichael v. Williams’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

4 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 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““However, any line established by survey must be verified and its location substantiated by credible corroborative evidence upon which the courts can act with reasonable assurance of doing substantial justice as between the adverse litigants. * ⅜: * * ⅜ * The procedure adopted by Webb (the surveyor) impresses us as being unsound, arbitrary and not in keeping with the highest standard of the profession. His method of establishing the line does not meet the requirements of quality on which this court feels it could conscientiously adjudicate the differences between the parties now before us.” (Parenthetical Added)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Durr v. Beard

2. ““We believe the facts of this case are similar to those involved in Smith v. Almond, 157 La. 265 , 102 So. 330 , in which it was held that where no acceptable boundary is established by either party litigant, the matter will be remanded to the lower court and a new survey ordered.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. McMichael v. Williams