Sorensen v. Hendry’s Empirical Analysis
1937
Citation profile
6
cited by 6 later decisions
2
states following
August 2006
most recently cited
4 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Martin v. Allen · Colonial & United States Mortgage Co. v. Elsea · Nance v. Mullikin · Pennsylvania Railroad v. Kennett · Nelson v. Ware
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 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
““When premises are let for one or more years, and the tenant with the assent of the landlord continues to1 occupy the premises after the expiration of the term, such tenant shall be deemed to be a tenant from year to year.” (G. S. 1935, 67-502, and citations.)”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Kearns v. Clark“‘[a] tenancy at sufferance arises where one comes into possession of land by a lawful title otherwise than by act of law, and occupies it thereafter without any right of title at all ... ’”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.