Hunt v. Rabitoay’s Empirical Analysis

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3 state decisions

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

1. ““We think partition of lands by the guardians of infants and incompetents is fully sustained by the authorities as well as by reason. Either cotenant could compel a partition. What may be compelled by the law parties should be allowed to accomplish amicably, so long as no advantage is taken and the partition is equal. Freem. Co-Ten. §§ 414, 415; 2 Co. Litt. §§ 243, 258; Williard v. Williard, 56 Pa. St. 119; Brooks v. Hubble, (Va.) 27 S. E. 585 . The territorial law then in force authorized the guardian ‘to divide the real estate in as full and ample a manner as the idiot, lunatic, non compos or distracted person might or could were they restored to the full use of their rational faculties.’ 1 Terr. Laws, 377. Whatever may be the interpretation of this statute, it certainly evidences an intent to repose a broad power in the guardian.” (p. 143.)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Bennett v. Arrowsmith