2003 Pa. Super. 328 - Croyle v. Dellape’s Empirical Analysis

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10 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. “[We are] limited to a determination of whether the findings of the trial court are supported by competent evidence and whether the trial court committed error in the application of law. Findings of the trial judge in a non-jury case must be given the same weight and effect on appeal as a verdict of a jury and will not be disturbed on appeal absent error of law or abuse of discretion. When this Court reviews the findings of the trial judge, the evidence is viewed in the light most favorable to the victorious party below and all evidence and proper inferences favorable to that party must be taken as true and all unfavorable inferences rejected.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 2005 Pa. Super. 328 - Hart v. Arnold

2. “[e]jectment is a possessory action only, and can succeed only if the plaintiff is out of possession, and he has a present right to immediate possession.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Assouline, N. v. Reynolds, J.

3. “A court only has jurisdiction over an [a]ction in [e]jectment if the defendant possesses the land and the plaintiff has the right to possess.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Assouline, N. v. Reynolds, J.