Stewart v. Farrel’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 district · 15 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 19 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Our statute contains both short and long-term filing provisions, the former tied to administration of the estate, RSA 556:1 — :5, and the latter to the date of the decedent’s death, RSA 556:29. The short-term provisions, relevant here, require creditors to file notice of claim with the estate’s executor or administrator within six months of the original grant of administration. RSA 556:2, :3. Creditors then must bring suit within one year of the grant of administration, RSA 556:5, but may not bring suit within the first six months. RSA 556:1. Suits against an estate may be sustained only if notice of claim is properly exhibited. RSA 556:1.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Davis v. Britton

2. ““[w] hen ever any one has a claim against the estate of a deceased person, which has not been prosecuted within the time limited by law, he may apply to the superior court, by petition setting forth all the facts; and if the court shall be of the opinion that justice and equity require it, and that the claimant is not chargeable with culpable neglect in not bringing his suit within the time limited by law, it may give him a judgment for the amount due to him; but the judgment shall not affect any payments or compromises made before the beginning of the proceedings.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Skrizowski v. Chandler