9 canonical passages across 7 cases, quoted by 55 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side — they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Wooten v. State of Texas.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wooten v. State of Texas Anchor | green | “a surveyor could go upon the land and mark out the land designated.” | 12 |
| 2 | Morrow v. Shotwell | green | “to be sufficient, the writing must furnish within itself, or by reference to some other existing writing, the means or data by which the land to be conveyed may be identified with reasonable certainty.” | 10 |
| 3 | Steinberger v. Archer County | green | “where a width of land is dedicated to roadway easement, the amount dedicated is not reduced by actual use of a lesser width.” | 7 |
| 4 | Slusher v. Streater | green | “great deference must be given to the judge's determination of the witnesses' credibility and the weight of their testimony.” | 5 |
| 5 | Greer v. Greer | green | “so definite and certain . . . that the land can be identified with reasonable certainty” | 5 |
| 6 | Graff v. Whittle | green | “it would be inconsistent for the court to find that the strip in question was both a public road and an easement.” | 4 |
| 7 | O'CONNOR v. Gragg | green | “a few places where the present road deviates from the old road.” | 4 |
| 8 | Greer v. Greer | green | “the general rule is that a judgment for foreclosure of a tax lien upon real estate which, though aided by the judgment roll, fails to describe a definite tract of land is void.” | 4 |
| 9 | Wooten v. State of Texas | green | “a surveyor could go upon the land and mark out the land designated” | 4 |
A red or yellow flag on a member means the underlying case has negative treatment — for those, check the case page before relying on the passage.