Lewis v. Dillingham’s Empirical Analysis
167 F. 779 · 1909
Citation profile
4
cited by 4 later decisions
March 1913
most recently cited
4 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Relies on Giddings v. Fischer · 50 Tex. Civ. App. 597 - Davis v. Receivers of the Houston Oil Co.
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 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
““When an adverse possessor holds land, without any written title or claim describing it, he must show, to bar the action of the true owner, that he claims certain designated land. To claim 160 acres in a survey of 1,280 acres, without in any way designating which 160 acres is claimed, would not i»a sufficient.” . •”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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