Smith v. Long’s Empirical Analysis
1952
Citation profile
1
cited by 1 later decisions
1
states following
March 1955
most recently cited
1 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Harper v. Holston · Humble Oil & Refining Co. v. Sun Oil Co. · State v. Longyear Holding Co. · 37 Wash. 2d 418 - Hirt v. Entus · Sharp v. Learned
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 1 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
““That every since the 1st day of May, 1947, defendants and cross-complainants have been and now are in the sole and exclusive, quiet, peaceful, open and notorious possession and occupancy of said real property” and “have paid all taxes which have been levied and assessed against said real ■ property.” “ * * * that none of the parties to this action, or their predecessors in interest, protected said lands by substantial enclosure or cultivation and improved the same until the 1st day of May, 1947; * * * ””
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Smith v. Long
How this case has been treated — in progress
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