fixtures
Definitions from Case Law · United States Supreme Court
Definitions from Case Law
From 69 U.S. 491 - Kutter v. Smith · 1864Most cited · 57 citing opinions
The doctrine concerning this class of fixtures, which is a strong innovation upon the common law rule that all buildings become a part of the freehold as soon as they are placed upon the soil, has extended no further than the right of removal while the tenant is in possession; and has never been held to give a right of action against the landlord for their value.
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Court decisions citing the opinion that defined “fixtures” — 57 in all, by decade. Counts are citations to the defining case as a whole, not verified uses of the term. The dip in the most recent years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the latest years.
All 2 definitions, chronological · 1864–1864
The well-settled rule is, that such erections as this become a part of the land as each stone and brick are added to the structure.