133 N.C. App. 415 - Tyson v. Henry’s Empirical Analysis

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7 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 10 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Generally, in order for a document to be incorporated by reference: (1) the defective document referred to must have been in existence at the time of the will’s execution and (2) the reference to the defective document must be ‘clear and distinct’ so full assurance is given that the defective document was intended to be incorporated in the testamentary wishes of the decedent.”); I.I. Triplett's Ex’r v. Triplett, 161 Va. 906 , 172 S.E. 162, 167-68 (1934) (”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 233 W. Va. 528 - Cathy Cyfers v. Jack Cyfers

2. “(1) sufficient words to raise it, (2) a definite subject, and (3) an ascertained object.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. In Re Stafford