Eikevik v. Lee’s Empirical Analysis

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6 state decisions

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

1. ““That case involved a statutory action to determine adverse claims to real property and is directly in point. The exception thus stated was later recognized in Lincoln Nat. Life Ins. Co. v. Sampson, 61 N.D. 611 , 239 N.W. 245 . The exception, although of somewhat recent origin, has been applied in many cases where the landlord seeks a judgment that will preclude the tenant as to an interest in the land greater than is necessary to support the tenancy. See cases cited in the following notes. 89 A.L.R. 1295 , 29 L.R.A.,N.S., 85; Annotated Cases 1912D, p; 104. In this case there is no issue involving the lease. The plaintiff seeks to determine all adverse claims in his ■favor and establish the fee title in himself. Thus he would preclude or destroy any title which the tenant might have in the fee itself. The operation of estoppel would be inequitable.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Klemesrud v. Blikre