Paul v. Steinert’s Empirical Analysis

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4 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 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “MARRIAGE AFTER EXECUTION OF WILL. — When a person marries after making a will, and the spouse survives the testator, such surviving spouse shall receive a share in the estate of the testator equal in value to that which such surviving spouse would have received if the testator had died intestate, unless provision has been made for such spouse by marriage contract, or unless such spouse is provided for in the will, or unless the will discloses an intention not to make such provision. The share of the estate which is assigned to such pretermitted spouse shall be raised in accordance with the order of appropriation of assets set forth in this Act.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Estate of Ganier · 172 So. 2d 619 - In Re Livingston's Estate

2. “[n]o evidence was offered here to support the view that testator contemplated marriage to appellee at the time of the execution of his will ...”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Estate of Ganier · 418 So. 2d 256 - Estate of Ganier v. Estate of Ganier

3. “"* * * unless such spouse is provided for in the will, * * *."”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 172 So. 2d 619 - In Re Livingston's Estate