Hammonds v. Hammonds’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

11 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 11 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““and, as a matter of fact, said cause of action is brought in the guise of a suit for partition in an attempt to hold venue in a county in which the land does not lie, when the real nature of the suit is one to recover an interest in land.” The Court referred with apparent approval to the holding in Herrington v. McDonald, supra. In that •case the Court held that the burden was upon the plaintiff to show that the defendant filing the plea did not claim an adverse title.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Hawkins v. Gilger

2. “"An examination of the several subdivisions of article 1198, Rev.St., shows an intention on the part of the legislature to require such actions as may affect, or as are brought to secure, title, either legal or equitable, to land, to be brought in the county in which the land is situated. * * * The evident intention was to provide the venue in all actions in which the title to land was in controversy; * * *."”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. James v. Eagle Rock Ranch

3. “"* * * Where a disputed issue of title is presented, the district court of the county in which the land is situated shall first or originally try the issue of title."”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. James v. Eagle Rock Ranch