Taylor v. Martin’s Empirical Analysis

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3 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 3 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"TO HAVE AND TO HOLD unto the said Department of Conservation of the State of Alabama, its successors and assigns, forever, except and provided, however, that the land herein conveyed be held, maintained and administered by the said Department of Conservation of the State of Alabama for and as a public road, and for the construction, maintenance and operation of said public road for the sole purpose of providing to the general public aesthetic views of the surrounding area and for state park purposes as may be determined by said Department of Conservation to be for the best interest of the state park system, and for such forms of use and occupancy as may be incidental and contributory to the full accomplishment of such purposes, and that the said land shall not be put to uses incompatible with these purposes; and provided further that should the use of said land for the aforesaid purposes be discontinued at any time for a period of two (2) consecutive years, all right, title and interest herein conveyed shall revert to and be vested in the herein named Grantor. . . ."”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Redden v. State · 620 So. 2d 582 - Griggs v. Driftwood Landing, Inc.

2. “'[t]here is abundant authority in this State for the proposition of law that title cannot be acquired by adverse possession of land owned by the State or a county.' State ex rel. Attorney General v. Tarleton , 279 Ala. 555 , 188 So.2d 516 (1966) ; Nixon v. City of Anniston , 219 Ala. 219 , 121 So. 514 (1929) ; Jefferson County v. McClinton , 292 Ala. 285 , 293 So.2d 294 (1974).”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 620 So. 2d 582 - Griggs v. Driftwood Landing, Inc. · 236 So. 3d 857 - Sima Props., L.L.C. v. Cooper

3. “"We further hold that the trial judge could have found that the grantor intended that the Department could determine what use and occupancy of the land would be in the best interest of the development of the state park. The Department determined that preserving the property in its natural state would provide the public with the aesthetic view envisioned by W.A. Powell. "The evidence shows that the Department has never at any time ceased to use the property; in fact, the Department made a concerted effort [not] to disturb the property, consistent with its objective that the aesthetic view would best be preserved by keeping the area around the parkway in its natural state."”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Redden v. State