Towson v. Smith’s Empirical Analysis
1898
Citation profile
2
cited by 2 later decisions
1
states following
September 1982
most recently cited
1 federal appellate · 1 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Austin v. Sawyer · Smith v. Price · Ingalsbee v. Wood · Conner v. Coffin · Brown v. Wallis
Most-quoted passages
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“The intention of the owner at the time in attaching the chattel article to the realty must be considered, and if it appears that he attached the property with a view that it should remain in the position where placed permanently, it must be treated as part of the realty, and will pass as part of the realty in any subsequent conveyance or assignment of the owner’s interest therein .... [I]t becomes a part of the realty and passes to the purchasers, though it might be removed without injury to the premises. [Id. at 56-57.]”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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