Farrell v. Sayre’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

6 federal appellate · 2 district · 36 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 54 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “the true test is what that word means in the vernacular of the mining world, the commercial world and landowners at the time of the grant, and whether the particular substance was so regarded as a mineral * * *. 11 The trial court received evidence on whether the sand and gravel were exceptional substances in the area. Testimony was also introduced on the question of whether sand and gravel were considered minerals in the respective vernaculars at the time of the grant. As we read the record this evidence was inconclusive and the trial court described this evidence as”

   9 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. United States v. 253.14 Acres of Land, More or Less · United States Smelting, Refining & Mining Co. v. Wigger

2. “did not, as a matter of law, include gravel. See generally Annot., 95 A.L.R.2d 843 . Defendants also contend that the court disregarded the intent of the parties at the time of the reservation. We do not agree. Defendants properly contend that the trial court would have a duty to incorporate into the deed and reservation virtually any substance which the parties intended by use of the term”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Kinney v. Keith · 43 Colo. App. 212 - Morrison v. Socolofsky