Knight v. Madison’s Empirical Analysis
2001
Citation profile
16 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 91 Ill. App. 3d 17 - Coomer v. Chicago & North Western Transportation Co. · Lazy Dog Ranch v. Telluray Ranch Corp. · Abbott v. Nampa School District No. 131 · Gilbert v. K.T.I., Inc. · 292 Pa. Super. 406 - Associates of Philipsburg v. Hurwitz
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 16 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“neither the physical size nor the purpose or use to which an easement may be put can be expanded or enlarged beyond the terms of the grant of the easement.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“Herein the [judgment] created an easement in favor of [the public] but did not define its terms. Thus, we rely on the general law of easements to determine its terms. We express no opinion on those written easements where the specific rights and obligations of the parties are completely set forth in the document. In those instances such rights and obligations are created and defined . by the agreement itself.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Block v. Drake“interfere with the use or enjoyment of the easement.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.