Odegaard v. Craig’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

9 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 9 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““In every action for the recovery of real property or for the possession thereof, the person establishing a legal title to the premises shall be presumed to have been possessed thereof within the time required by law, and the occupation of such premises by any other person shall be deemed to have been under and in subordination to the legal title, unless it appears that such premises have been held and possessed adversely to such legal title for twenty years before the commencement of such action.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Brooks v. Bogart

2. ““For the purpose of constituting an adverse possession by a person claiming title not founded upon a written instrument nor upon a judgment or decree, land shall be deemed to have been possessed and occupied only in the following cases: “1. When it has been protected by a substantial inclosure; or “2. When it has been usually cultivated or improved.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Brooks v. Bogart

3. “No action for the recovery of real property or for the possession thereof may be maintained, unless the plaintiff, his ancestor, predecessor, or grantor, was seized or possessed of the premises in question within twenty years before the commencement of such action.”

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