Alexander v. Anderson’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

16 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 16 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “(1) When applying for classification of land as land used primarily for agricultural purposes, the owner of the land bears the burden of demonstrating that the use of the land is primarily agricultural. This burden cannot be met without submitting objective evidence that: (a) the plants, crops, trees, forest products, orchard crops, livestock, poultry or fish which were produced or which were attempted to be produced through use of the land were: (i) produced for sale or home consumption in whole or in part; or (ii) used by others for sale or resale; or (iii) used, as feed, seed or breeding stock, to produce other such products which other products were to be held for sale or home consumption; or (b) the use of the land met the requirements for payment or other compensation pursuant to a soil conservation program under an agreement with an agency of the federal government; or (c) the owner of the land was resting the land to maintain its capacity to produce such products in subsequent years.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Jicarilla Apache Nation v. Rio Arriba County Assessor

2. “A. The value of land used primarily for agricultural purposes shall be determined on the basis of the land’s capacity to produce agricultural products. The burden of demonstrating primary agricultural use is on the owner of the land, and he must produce objective evidence of bona fide agricultural use for the year preceding the year’ in which application is made for his land to be valued under this section. The fact that land was devoted to agricultural use in the preceding year is not of itself sufficient evidence to support a finding of bona fide primary agricultural use when there is evidence that the agricultural use was subordinate to another use or purpose of the owner, such as holding for speculative land subdivision and sale, commercial use of a nonagricultural character, recreational use or other nonagricultural purpose.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Jicarilla Apache Nation v. Rodarte

3. “`[A] presumption that the Legislature is aware of an administrative construction of a statute should be applied if the agency's interpretation of the statutory provisions is of such longstanding duration that the Legislature may be presumed to know of it.'”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. STATE EX REL. SHELL WESTERN v. Chavez