Leverett v. Leverett’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

19 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 20 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““The law is well settled that before a cotenant in possession can start the statutes of limitation running against his co-tenants it must appear that he had repudiated their title and is holding adversely to it; and notice of such adverse holding must be brought home to them, either by information to this effect given to them by the cotenant asserting the adverse right, or by such acts of unequivocal notoriety in the assertion of such adverse and hostile claim that they will be presumed to have notice of such adverse claim. Fowler v. Hardee, Tex.Civ.App., 16 S.W.2d 154 ; Rivers v. Griffin, Tex.Civ.App., 16 S.W.2d 874 .” .”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. McDougall v. McDougall · Crosby v. Hughes

2. ““The possession of H. P. Leverett was then consistent with his right of cotenancy with C. C. Leverett and there could be no such surrender of possession by C. C. Leverett as would constitute a visible and affirmative corroboration of the contention of the existence of the contract [parol sale], inconsistent with H. P. Leverett’s right as such cotenant. For this reason the verbal contract depended wholly for its proof upon parol testimony and cannot be enforced.” Citing cases.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Massey v. Lewis