Word v. Drouthett’s Empirical Analysis
1875
Citation profile
4 federal appellate · 28 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 33 later decisions — most recently November 1976 · most notably Craig v. Cartwright (1886), Houston Oil Co. of Texas v. Stepney (1916)
4 federal appellate · 28 state decisions
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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 33 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
““The possession must be exclusive, or, as it is generally expressed, it must be ‘actual, continued, visible, notorious, distinct, and hostile.’ 2 Smith’s Lead. Cases, 561 et seq. It must neither be abandoned, yielded up, or held in subordination to, recognition of, or dependent upon the will or right of another. He who would claim by reason of his adverse possession must, as has been said, ‘keep his flag flying.’ 19 Penn. St. 265. His entry upon the land must be with intent to claim it as his own or hold it for himself; or his intention to do so, if conceived after going into possession for some other purpose, must be manifested by some open or visible act or declaration showing such purpose, in order to set the statute in motion -in his favor.””
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.