Emert v. Blair’s Empirical Analysis

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4 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 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““ ‘That there may be no mistake, I here again direct that at my wife’s death the realty unsold of my estate or, in case my wife exercises the power of sale herein conferred, the proceeds of such sale or sales or the property purchased thereby in case of reinvestment or the remainder of the principal, if any, in case the principal is diminished, shall belong to my estate, and shall be divided among my lawful heirs.’ ””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 21 Tenn. App. 12 - Hair v. Farrell

2. ““It was argued by counsel in that ease, as it is here, upon the authority of King v. Sharp, 6 Humph. [25 Tenn.] [55], 56 and other authorities, that the tenant for life . . . was entitled to .have at the original fund or the property, or that in which it might be invested or for which it was exchanged, at his election, upon the general principle on that subject applicable to trustees and beneficiaries.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 21 Tenn. App. 12 - Hair v. Farrell

3. “In order to afford my wife, Mrs. Martha J. Emert, a comfortable and secure support during her life out of my estate, I hereby devise and bequeath to her, for the term of her natural life, all my property, real, personal and mixed, to have, manage and use for her support during said time.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 3 Smith & H. 284 - Dooley v. Penland