Carnevale v. Dupee’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

25 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 25 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"Where any person or persons, or others from whom he, she, or they derive their title, either by themselves, tenants or lessees, shall have been for the space of ten (10) years in the uninterrupted, quiet, peaceful and actual seisin and possession of any lands, tenements or hereditaments for and during that time, claiming the same as his, her or their proper, sole and rightful estate in fee simple, the actual seisin and possession shall be allowed to give and make a good and rightful title to the person or persons, their heirs and assigns forever; and any plaintiff suing for the recovery of any such lands may rely upon the possession as conclusive title thereto, and this chapter being pleaded in bar to any action that shall be brought for the lands, tenements or hereditaments, and the actual sei-sin and possession being duly proved, shall be allowed to be good, valid and effectual in law for barring the action.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Tavares v. Beck · Carnevale v. Dupee

2. “Questions of law, * * * including questions of statutory interpretation, are reviewed de novo by this Court.”). . Even if Weybosset could satisfy all three requirements (thereby establishing eligibility under the statute), the court, pursuant to the express language of the statute, would still have discretion as to whether or not to award fees. See G.L.1956 § 44-7-12(b) (”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Weybosset Hill Investments, LLC v. Rossi

3. “The party claiming title by adverse possession must prove each of these elements by 'strict proof, that is, proof by clear and convincing evidence.'”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. William Coscina v. Craig J. DiPetrillo