Varner v. Carr’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

14 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 14 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““ * * * Also, this court has held that a decree establishing a boundary line need not be supported by a preponderance of evidence. If the decree is supported by credible evidence, it should be affirmed. Edwards v. Farmer, 285 Ala. 118 , 229 So.2d 507 (1969). “There were conflicting surveys in this case as well as other conflicting testimony of the witnesses appearing before the trial court. The trial court heard the evidence ore tenus and established a boundary line. It was his duty to do so. He had to make a decision. Sims v. Sims, 273 Ala. 103 , 134 So.2d 757 (1961); McLaurine v. Knowles, 257 Ala. 8 , 57 So.2d 543 (1952). We have made a diligent search of the record, from which it does not appear that the boundary line as established by the court is palpably wrong. The decree of the trial court is affirmed.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Thames v. Henson

2. ““A decree of the trial court will not be reversed in a suit to establish a boundary line unless it is palpably wrong and contrary to the great weight of the evidence.” Varner v. Carr, 291 Ala. 654, 656 , 286 So.2d 294, 295 (1973).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Gibson v. Totsch