Hassell v. Texaco, Inc.’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

22 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 24 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[a]n application to vacate a judgment is addressed to the sound legal discretion of the trial court and the order made thereon will not be disturbed on appeal unless it clearly appears that the trial court abused its discretion.”

   7 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. IN THE MATTER OF L.C.P. · Farm Credit Bank of Wichita v. Trent

2. ““The doctrine of adverse possession is to be taken strictly. Such a possession is not to be made out by inference, but may be made out only by clear and positive proof, with every presumption in favor of possession in subordination to the title of the true owner. See Coats v. Riley, 154 Okl. 291 , 7 P.2d 644 .””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Cornelius v. Moody Bible Institute of Chicago · Shepherd v. Lyle

3. “Adverse possession must be open, visible, continuous and exclusive, with a claim of ownership, such as will notify parties seeking information upon the subject that the premises are not held in subordination to any claim of others, but against all titles and claimants.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Cornelius v. Moody Bible Institute of Chicago