Hunt v. Hunt’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 federal appellate · 53 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 55 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““The object of all construction is to arrive at the intention of the maker of the instrument. In doing this all parts of the instrument must be considered, and in a deed, in case of doubt, it must .be resolved against the grantor, for he selects his own language. While the instrument in question contains the words that it is not to take effect until the death of the grantors, it also contains the words ‘do hereby sell and convey/ ‘to have and to hold,’ and ‘said party of the first part hereby covenants with the said party of the second part that he will warrant the title hereby conveyed.’ These words aptly convey a present estate, and it is not presumed that one part of the deed was intended to conflict with another. As it is clear that, as to S. E. Hunt, only the enjoyment of the property was postponed until her death, we conclude that, giving some effect to all parts of the deed, its proper construction is that the grantee takes a present estate vesting at the time of its delivery, but taking effect in possession at the death of the father and mother.” (68 L. R. A. 182.)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Nolan v. Otney

2. ““This deed is not to take effect until 'the death of the said [grantors].””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Trumbauer v. Rust

3. ““This deed not to take effect until after my decease.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Trumbauer v. Rust