Schroeder v. Proctor’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

5 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 5 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““is satisfied by visible acts of ownership exercised over the premises, such as maintaining and improving the property.” Lancaster v. Neff, 75 S.W.3d 767, 772 (Mo. App. W.D. 2002)(quotation marks and citation omitted). It “is demonstrated by showing that the occupancy on the disputed property was conspicuous, widely recognized, and commonly known.” Bowles v. McKeon, 217 S.W.3d 400, 405 (Mo. App. S.D. 2007). “This requirement exists to ensure that the legal owner had cause to know of the adverse claim of ownership by another.” Id. When the land in question “is wild, undeveloped and covered in woods and hills” what is required to satisfy the “open and notorious” element may very well be increased. Luttrell v. Stokes, 77 S.W.3d 745, 749 (Mo. App. S.D. 2002).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Stuart A. Devore and Vandee Devore, Husband and Wife v. Lillian Vaughn