147 Ind. App. 251 - Wolf v. Wolf’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 7 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““The said Dorothy M. Wolf to release any and all rights, interest and title in any of the residue and remainder of the household furniture and personal property in which she has any claim, interest or title.” (Emphasis added.)”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 147 Ind. App. 246 - Wolf v. Wolf · 147 Ind. App. 240 - Wolf v. WOLF

2. ““ ‘Personal property’ was defined in Lowrance v. Lowrance, 95 Ind. App. 345, at 357-358 , 182 N. E. 273, at 277 , as follows: ‘The term “personal” when used in conjunction with the term “property” has a definite meaning. By the term “personal property” we refer to property of a “personal or movable nature as opposed to property of a local or immovable character.” ’ “The definition of ‘property’ was further defined in Dept. of Ins. et al. v. Motors Ins. Corp. et al., etc., 236 Ind. 1, at 12 , 138 N. E. 2d 157, at 163 (1956), as follows: ‘ “Property” in its legal sense means a valuable right or interest in something rather than the thing itself, and is the right to possess, use and dispose of that something in such a manner as is not inconsistent with law. Department of Financial Institutions v. Holt, [etc.] 1952, 231 Ind. 293, 303 , 108 N. E. 2d 629, 634 ; Meek v. State, 1933, 205 Ind. 102, 105 , 185 N. E. 899 .’ See also: State v. Ensley et al., 240 Ind. 472, 487 , 164 N. E. 2d 342 (1960). “When speaking of a contract right as property, this court in Nelson, Admtx. v. LaTourrette, 132 Ind. App. 584, at 586 , 178 N. E. 2d 67, at 68 (1961), stated: ‘The term “property” is one which is often abused and seldom defined or subjected to a careful analysis. It is generally used to denote a subject matter of a physical nature, such as a house, a car, or a cow. It is also used to denote a complex group of jural relations between the owner of a physical subject and all other individuals”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 153 Ind. App. 376 - Olinger v. Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co.