Le Roy v. Collins’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

3 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 3 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““We deem the evidence conclusive that this was not a public alley, and, considering the case as stated by the bill of complaint, we might stop here. But since the circuit judge considered and determined the second claim above stated, we will do likewise. This claim is based upon the hypothesis that the ownership of .the alley, originally in defendant and his wife, has, by adverse user, become subjected to an easement in favor of the complainants which they originally did not possess. It is to be noted, also, that the bill of complaint and the brief proceed upon the theory that complainants’ rights attach to the entire alley.” Id. 83 .”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Le Roy v. Collins

2. ““On the hypothesis that the evidence supports the finding of a vacation, John Clancy became vested with a half interest in the alley, since he had acquired such interest prior to the actual vacation. Defendant and his wife, never having acquired the Clancy interest in this alley but only the half interest of the Coits, it seems plain that they never acquired the record title in the whole alley, and that the abutting owners of the lots on the west side of the alley acquired the other half interest. ” Le Roy v. Collins, 154 Mich. 82 ( 117 N. W. 579 ).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Le Roy v. Collins