137 Cal. App. 2d 125 - Schuster v. Schuster’s Empirical Analysis
1955
Citation profile
27 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 17 Cal. 2d 1 - Church Home for Children of Protestant Episcopal Church v. Lawrence · Salmonski v. Bardzinski · Marti v. Anderson · Estate of Bourn · 35 Cal. 2d 26 - Estate of Akeley
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 27 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“'There is a presumption against intestacy, total or partial, which is very strong. "There is a presumption that a testator intends to dispose of all of his property in the absence of controlling language in the will to the contrary. [Citations.] In construing the will it was proper for the trial court to take this presumption against partial intestacy into consideration. [Citations.]”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Estate of Swallow““ * * * Any and all the rest of my effects I give to my mother to distribute as she deems wisest. * * * ” ;”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.