Ray v. Stewart’s Empirical Analysis

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2 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 2 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““It is understatement to assert as plaintiff did in her brief to this court, that most of the facts in this case were disputed by the parties and their witnesses at trial. There was considerable disagreement concerning not only the location, but also the existence of certain old fences along the boundary lines. This court recently addressed the nature of its review of a circuit court’s establishment of a boundary that was ardently disputed by the parties at trial in Evans v. Green, 411 So.2d 788 (Ala.1982). In that case we said: “ ‘It is well settled that “[o]n appeal from a decree of the equity court establishing a boundary line between coterminous lands on evidence submitted ore tenus in open court, the decree of the lower court is presumed to be correct and in such case, the trial court’s conclusions of fact will not be disturbed unless palpably erroneous or manifestly unjust.” Jones v. Wise, 282 Ala. 707 , 213 So.2d 914 (1968). The facts presented in the lower court are conflicting and contradictory. The trial judge had the opportunity to resolve the conflicting evidence by observing the demeanor of the witnesses as they gave their testimony and by examining the exhibits as they were presented.’ “411 So.2d at 788.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 443 So. 2d 899 - Hackman v. Maund