Uter v. Tessier’s Empirical Analysis
1952
Citation profile
2
cited by 2 later decisions
1
states following
June 1960
most recently cited
2 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Brewster v. Hewes · Knight v. Berwick Lumber Co. · Barrow v. Wilson · Devall v. Choppin · Pattison v. Maloney
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 2 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
““ * * * that it is sufficient if the possession has commenced in good faith, the fact that it is afterwards held in bad faith, whether by the original possessor or his successor in title, not affecting the prescription.” (Emphasis supplied.)”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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