Tiser v. McCain’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

7 state decisions

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

1. ““The object of the statute was to provide a home and a means of support for the widow to prevent her becoming a public charge or becoming a wanderer on the face of the earth without means of livelihood or place of abode, except such as might be offered her by others. The words ‘or used,’ following the words, £so long as it is occupied,’ clearly intend that it is not- necessary for the property to be physically occupied, but, so long as the income of the property is used for the support of the widow, whether she be residing upon the property or not, that the prop - erty cannot be partitioned without her consent. ’ ’”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Weight v. Coleman

2. ““Where a decedent leaves a widow to whom, with others, his exempt property, real and personal, descends, the same shall not be subject to partition or sale for partition during her widowhood, as long as it is occupied or used by the widow, unless she consent.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Weight v. Coleman