Franz v. Nelson’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

6 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 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““While it is true that a deed must describe land so that it can be identified, yet that is certain which by evidence aliunde can be made certain.” City of Warsaw v. Swearngin (Mo.), 295 S.W.2d 174 . “If the description in a deed identifies, or furnishes the means of identifying, the property conveyed, it performs its function, it being sufficient when from it the property can be identified.” Harrison v. Everett, 135 Colo. 55 , 308 P.2d 216 .”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Haines v. Mensen

2. ““a strip of land commencing 425 feet East of the middle of the public highway/ betwee (sic) section Nine (9) and Ten (10) Eldorado Township and 900 feet North of the Quarter line of the South west Quarter of section Number Ten (10), Eldorado Township, and running thence due South 2200 feet/ through the South West Quarter of sec. 10 Eldorado Twp. same to be a strip in width 10 feet during the whole of said course.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Haines v. Mensen