Smith v. Tang’s Empirical Analysis
1966
Citation profile
2 federal appellate · 59 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 61 later decisions — most recently September 2005 · most notably National Industries, Inc. v. Republic National Life Insurance (1982), King v. Uhlmann (1968)
2 federal appellate · 59 state decisions — followed in 10 states
Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.
Relationships
Relies on Yoo Thun Lim v. Crespin · Shreeve v. Greer · Lawson v. Ridgeway · Kennedy v. Kennedy · Fish v. Security-First National Bank
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 61 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“"Where a verdict is manifestly irregular or defective the trial court may put the verdict in such form as to conform to the intention of the jury, when the intention can be ascertained with certainty. Southern Pacific Ry. Co. v. Mitchell, 80 Ariz. 50 , 292 P.2d 827 (1956). There is little doubt that the jury reversed the causes of action in this case as shown by the above facts. The jury's intent was clearly demonstrated by their answer to a written interrogatory submitted by the court which stated in substance that the deceased husband failed to support and maintain plaintiff in accordance with the ante-nuptial agreement. The trial court had the power to grant plaintiff's motion to conform the verdict to the intention of the jury by reversing the causes of action." (p. 701)”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“‘It should not be overlooked on the one hand that the doctrine of survivorship is not a favorite of the law, ... and upon the other, that the community property principle is too deeply rooted in the policy of this state to permit it to be set aside except in those cases in which the law clearly permits it and the parties so intend.’ In re Estate of Baldwin, 50 Ariz. at 275 , 71 P.2d at 795 .”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“We hold that the payment or proceeds from sale of real property held in joint tenancy are not subject to survivorship absent an intent indicated by the contract of sale to take the proceeds as joint tenants. This solution maintains the integrity of A.R.S. § 33-431, A.R.S. § 25-211, subsec. A, and is consistent, with this Court’s decisions pertaining to joint tenancy.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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