Palmer v. Lide’s Empirical Analysis
1978
Citation profile
2
cited by 2 later decisions
1
states following
November 1996
most recently cited
2 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Warmack v. Henry H. Cross Co.
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 2 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“It is hereby intended to convey to the said John C. Orr one-eighth of one-eighth of whatever royalty in the oil, gas, and minerals in, under and upon said land which has been retained.... ...the said John C. Orr, however, to receive and be entitled to one-eighth of one-eighth of whatever oil, gas or mineral royalty may be reserved....”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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