Ammann v. Foster’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. ““The rule as commonly stated forbids a cotenant from acquiring and asserting an adverse title against his companions because of the mutual trust and confidence supposed to exist; but the rule does not go beyond the reason which supports it. If the interest of the cotenants accrue at different times, under different instruments, and neither has superior means of information respecting the state of the title, then •either, unless he employs his cotenancy to secure an advantage, may acquire ■and assert a superior outstanding title, especially where there is no joint possession. * *”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Wilcox Oil Co. v. Schott

2. ““As heretofore stated by this court, the rule that an outstanding title acquired by a tenant in common is pre sumed to be for the common benefit is not an absolute rule, and may be qualified by circumstances surrounding the particular case. * *”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Wilcox Oil Co. v. Schott

3. ““PROPOSITION III” “Cotenants of one purchasing outstanding title to common property must elect to avail themselves of the benefits of the purchase within a reasonable time.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Bevan v. Shelton