Klose v. Collins’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

57 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 57 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““On the question of mental incompeteney, a number of witnesses testified, giving it as their opinion that she was not mentally competent to make a will after the month of June, 1931, at which time she had been sick for about two weeks, but most of such witnesses stated that they base such conclusion upon her weak physical and mental condition and the fact that she was very childish, very forgetful, had a very poor memory and repeated statements, that she did not transact any business for herself, that she had told several of them that Mr. Sewell looked after all her business. . . .””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Ginette v. Webb

2. ““If, under the facts, it appears that the will was not prepared by the sole or principal beneficiary in such will who at the time of writing or preparing the will was the confidential agent or legal adviser of the testator or who occupied at that time any other position of confidence or trust to such testator, then we think the question of independent advice is immaterial.” (p. 274.)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. In Re Estate of Schippel

3. ““It may be very seriously questioned whether either of the defendants in this case could be regarded as the sole or principal beneficiary as they were to share equally in the estate. . . ." (p. 328.)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. In Re Estate of Barclay