Ollinger v. Bennett’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

6 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 9 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““the mutual recognition by two adjoining landowners for ten years or more that a line, definitely marked by fence or in some manner, is the dividing line between them. Acquiescence exists when both parties acknowledge and treat the line as the boundary. When the acquiescence persists for ten years the line becomes the true boundary even though a survey may show otherwise and even though neither party intended to claim more than called for by his deed.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Skow v. Goforth · Egli v. Troy

2. “(1) outrageous conduct by the defendant; (2) the defendant’s intentional causing, or reckless disregard of the probability of causing emotional distress; (3) plaintiff suffered severe or extreme emotional distress; (4) actual and proximate cause of the emotional distress by the defendant’s conduct.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 52 F. Supp. 2d 1027 - Doe v. Hartz

3. “[i]f it is found that the boundaries and corners alleged to have been recognized and acquiesced in for ten years have been so recognized and acquiesced in, such recognized boundaries and corners shall be permanently established.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Egli v. Troy