Strait v. Fuller’s Empirical Analysis

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13 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 15 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"When the object of the action is to effect a partition of real property or an estate or interest created by an oil, gas or mineral lease or an oil or gas royalty, the petition must describe the property and the respective interests of the owners thereof, if known.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Home-Stake Production Co. v. Tri-State Pipe Co. · Mulsow v. Gerber Energy Corp.

2. ““It must appear that the legislature desired to make the rules pertaining to oil and gas interests as nearly similar to those pertaining to real property as possible. This purpose becomes even clearer when it is shown that Chapter 276 of the Laws of 1953 amended not only the section of the code with reference to partition, but also sections 60-501, 60-502, 60-510 (venue), section 60-1801 (quiet title), and section 60-2001 (ejectment). In each of these sections, words were inserted so that they should govern oil and gas interests as well as real property. It should be remembered that such oil and gas interests grow out of and are intimately connected with land and are certainly of the nature of that type of property sometimes known as chattels real. Thus the legislature had reasonable motives in deciding that they should be given the same treatment as real property.” (p. 125.)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Home-Stake Production Co. v. Tri-State Pipe Co.

3. ““After the amendment of G. S. 1949, 60-2101, by L. 1953, Ch. 276, § 6, the owner of an undivided interest in an oil and gas leasehold estate may file a sufficient petition for partition of the leasehold estate without alleging special reasons for the intervention of a court of equity.” (Syl. f 1.)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Browne v. Loriaux