67 N.C. App. 148 - State v. Forehand’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

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. “[t]o recover under G.S. § 136-112(1) the area affected and the area taken must constitute a single tract. Unity of ownership is an important criterion.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 193 N.C. App. 20 - City of Wilson Redevel'Mt Com'n v. Boykin · CITY OF WILSON REDEVEL'MT COM'N v. Boykin

2. “determination of ownership of the area affected [but not taken] is a prerequisite to a determination of just compensation for the area taken.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 193 N.C. App. 20 - City of Wilson Redevel'Mt Com'n v. Boykin · CITY OF WILSON REDEVEL'MT COM'N v. Boykin

3. “the State holds title to the submerged lands under navigable waters, “but it is a title of a different character than that which it holds in other lands. It is a title held in trust for the people of the state so that they may navigate, fish, and carry on commerce in the waters involved.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 155 N.C. App. 110 - Neuse River Foundation, Inc. v. Smithfield Foods, Inc.