Smith v. Smith

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• explaining that “[t]he fundamental rule in construing a deed is to ascertain and give effect to the intent of the parties as reflected in the language they selected.”
• railroad akin to highway and alleyway for determining legal title to property underlying rights of way

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

13 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Rowley v. Massachusetts Electric Co.
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2003-03-12· cited 32×
• Foundation for Preservation of Historic Georgetown v. Arnold
  District of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1994-12-15· cited 21×
• Ex Parte Jones
  Supreme Court of Alabama· 1995-06-23· cited 7×
• Asmussen v. United States
  Supreme Court of Colorado· 2013-07-01· cited 5×
• State ex rel. Alabama State Port Authority v. Mobile River Terminal Co.
  Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama· 2004-08-06· cited 1×
• State of Delaware v. Sweetwater Point, LLC
  Court of Chancery of Delaware· 2017-05-23
• In the Matter of Tax Parcel No.s WD-00-063-00-01-01.00-00001
  Court of Chancery of Delaware· 2020-03-31
• Lewes Public Library, Inc. v. New Covenant Presbyterian Church, Inc.
  Superior Court of Delaware· 2020-08-14
• Lewes Public Library, Inc. v. New Covenant Presbyterian Church, Inc.
  Superior Court of Delaware· 2022-03-23
• Buckeye Partners, L.P. v. GT USA Wilmington, LLC
  Court of Chancery of Delaware· 2022-03-29
• In the matter of: Tax Parcel Nos WD-00-063.00-01-01.00-00001 and WD-00-063.00-01-34.00-00001
  Court of Chancery of Delaware· 2022-05-02
• Leon Treherne v. Forsight, LLC a Delaware Limited Liability company, Ronald E. Hastings, and Cynthia R. Hastings
  Court of Chancery of Delaware· 2022-06-08
• Kevin Cook and Nichole Cook v. Deep Hole Creek Associates
  Court of Chancery of Delaware· 2024-07-24

Cites

11 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Roeder Co. v. Burlington Northern, Inc.
  Washington Supreme Court· 1986-03-27· cited 51×
• Rohner v. Niemann
  Supreme Court of Delaware· 1977-10-06· cited 48×
• Hudson Farms, Inc. v. McGrellis
  Supreme Court of Delaware· 1993-02-11· cited 47×
• Stuart v. Fox
  Supreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1930-11-29· cited 23×
• Judge v. Rago
  Supreme Court of Delaware· 1990-01-19· cited 20×
• Fleck v. Universal-Cyclops Steel Corp.
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1959-12-30· cited 18×
• Marvel v. Barley Mill Road Homes, Inc.
  Court of Chancery of Delaware· 1954-04-28· cited 17×
• Daniels Gardens, Inc. v. Hilyard
  Court of Chancery of Delaware· 1946-11-20· cited 15×
• Vaughn v. Fitzgerald
  Court of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma· 1973-06-22· cited 9×
• duPONT v. American Life Insurance Company
  Court of Chancery of Delaware· 1963-01-08· cited 6×
• State Ex Rel. Department of Transportation v. Penn Central Corp.
  Superior Court of Delaware· 1982-03-31· cited 5×