Wiley v. Lovely’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

4 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 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““ The grant was not impaired by the omission to record the plat, and it was competent to identify the parcel by parol evidence. . . It is often necessary to resort to such evidence for the purpose of applying the deed to the subject-matter. That part of the description which speaks of the registry of the plat, and is found incorrect, may be rejected without any detriment. Enough is left to satisfy all legal requirements.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Sengfelder v. Hill

2. ““All that certain piece or parcel of land lying and being in the village of Fowlerville, county of Livingston and state of Michigan, and more particularly known and described as follows, to-wit: village lot number seventy-seven (77) of the original plat of the village of Fowlerville, as duly laid out, platted, and recorded in the office of the register of deeds for said county of Livingston.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Sengfelder v. Hill