Walker v. Murphree’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

18 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 18 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Ten (10) years’ actual adverse possession by any person claiming to be the owner for that time of any land, uninterruptedly continued for ten (10) years by occupancy, descent, conveyance, or otherwise, in whatever way such occupancy may have commenced or continued, shall vest in every actual occupant or possessor of such land a full complete title [[Image here]]”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Michael Powell v. Clinton F. Meyer · 950 So. 2d 1113 - Apperson v. White

2. “adverse possession of `wild' or unimproved lands may be established by evidence of acts that would be wholly insufficient in the case of improved or developed lands.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 950 So. 2d 1113 - Apperson v. White · 118 So. 3d 665 - Roberts v. Young's Creek Investment, Inc.

3. “[B]oth the quality and quantity of possessory acts necessary to establish a claim of adverse possession may vary with the characteristics of the land.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Stone v. LEA BRENT FAMILY INVESTMENTS, LP · 950 So. 2d 1113 - Apperson v. White