Steele v. Pfeifer’s Empirical Analysis

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5 state decisions

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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. “Notice of an easement is generally imputed to a purchaser where the easement is of such character that a purchaser acting with ordinary diligence would know or learn of its existence. Thus, where the easement is open and visible, the purchaser will be charged with notice even though the easement was created by a grant which was not then recorded. The grantee is bound where a reasonably careful inspection of the premises would disclose the existence of the easement or where the grantee has knowledge of facts sufficient to put a prudent buyer on inquiry.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Townsend v. Yankton Super 8 Motel, Inc.

2. “[t]here is no limitation set out in the terms of the easement or grant, either in years, or upon a happening of a particular event as a contingency ... it has generally been held to be permanent in nature and would continue in operation forever, unless abandoned by non-use. This is particularly true where words of inheritance are used, (citations omitted).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Brown v. Cahanson