Peterson v. Beck’s Empirical Analysis

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10 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 10 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[W]here, during the unity of title, an apparently permanent and obvious servitude is imposed on one part of an estate in favor of another part, which servitude, at the time of the severance, is in use and is reasonably necessary for the fair enjoyment of the other part of the estate, then upon a severance of the ownership, a grant of the right to continue such use arises by implication of law.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Thompson v. E.I.G. Palace Mall, LLC

2. “[w]e do not look for reasons to reverse, even if we would not have made a similar decision ... but confine our review to a determination of whether the record contains substantial evidence to support the agency's decision”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Davidson v. Horton Industries, Inc.

3. “Once the parameters of an easement are established it runs with the land, passing to whomever buys the property for the benefit of the easement holder.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Full House, Inc. v. Stell