Abrams v. Neal’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

20 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 20 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““This court has followed the rule that the fact that the petition in an action for recovery of real property prays that title to the real estate sought to be recovered be set at rest or quieted in the plaintiffs did not make the action a nonjury cause, but it remained an action properly triable by a jury under the provisions of the statute. Mitchell v. Gafford, 73 Okla. 152 . 175 P. 227 ; Aldridge v. Anderson, 115 Okla. 131 , 240 P. 99 ; Likowski v. Catlett, 130 Okla. 71 , 265 P. 117 . “Under section 350, Okla. Stats. 1931, issues of law must be tried by the court unless referred, but issues of fact arising in actions for the recovery of specific real property shall be tried by a jury trial unless the jury trial is waived or a reference be ordered.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Fitz-Gerald v. Lightfoot

2. ““Possession of a deed by the grantee is prima facie evidence of delivery, but is open to attack, and the burden rests upon the plaintiff to show by clear and convincing evidence that the deed had never actually been delivered.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Watkins v. Musselman