Staley v. Stephens’s Empirical Analysis
1980
Citation profile
3 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Ortho Pharmaceutical Corp. v. Chapman · 173 Ind. App. 571 - Middelkamp v. Hanewich · 163 Ind. App. 240 - Gregory v. White Truck & Equipment Co., Inc. · Darby v. Keeran · Kenefick v. Schumaker
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 3 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“it is generally agreed that a marketable title is one which is free from reasonable doubt and will not expose the party who holds it to the hazards of litigation.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passagee.g. Russell v. Walz · Salmon v. Perez“it is evidence that although the title defect is small, it is nonetheless a cloud on the title that may expose Buyers to the possibility of litigation due to the remedies available to other landowners in the subdivision. Even though a damage recovery may be nominal, Buyers would still incur the cost of defending against any litigation.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Russell v. Walz“title 'which has no defects of a serious nature, and none which affect the possessory title of the owner, ought to be adjudged marketable.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.