89 N.C. App. 145 - Harper v. Morris’s Empirical Analysis

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4 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 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “The purpose for which these trees and shrubs were grown and maintained and the contemplated use of the land including aesthetic value to the landowners, in our opinion, directly affects the market value of this property. Similarly the cost of producing the trees and shrubs has some bearing on the value of plaintiffs’ land, and one factor in determining the diminished value would be the cost of replacing or restoring the trees and shrubs to the same extent as is reasonably practicable.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 116 N.C. App. 584 - Lee v. Bir

2. “We believe the testimony of the cost of replacing these trees and shrubs presented by plaintiffs’ expert witness was relevant and properly admitted. Its probative value was not outweighed by any possible prejudicial impact on the jury, particularly where as here the trial court cautioned the jury to consider replacement cost only to the extent “that it is reasonable and practicable; that is, not being excessive in relation to the damage to the land itself”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 116 N.C. App. 584 - Lee v. Bir