Summerill v. Hunt’s Empirical Analysis
1947
Citation profile
5
cited by 5 later decisions
2
states following
August 1958
most recently cited
5 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on McConihay v. Wright · New Jersey Zinc & Iron Co. v. Morris Canal & Banking Co. · Carroll v. City of Newark · Carpender v. New Brunswick · Cornelius v. Den ex dem. Ivins
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 5 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“It appears to be the settled law that a fee simple absolute cannot be acquired by condemnation.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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