Gregory v. Thorrez’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

8 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 8 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““It has been repeatedly held by this court that a boundary line long treated and acquiesced in as the true line, ought not to be disturbed on new surveys. Smith v. Hamilton, 20 Mich. 433, 438 ( 4 Am. Rep. 398 ); Joyce v. Williams, 26 Mich. 332 . Fifteen years’ recognition and acquiescence are ample for this purpose (Stewart v. Carleton, 31 Mich. 270 ); and in view of the great difficulties which often attend the effort to ascertain where the original monuments were planted, the peace of the community requires that all attempts to disturb lines with which the parties concerned have long been satisfied should not be encouraged. Diehl v. Zanger, 39 Mich. 601 .””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Dubois v. Karazin

2. ““Although defendants may have, been mistaken as to the true line, they took the disputed strip, believing it to be their own,., and they have claimed and held it adversely for more than the statutory period, and hence have title to it by adverse possession.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Dubois v. Karazin