Brigham v. Pfister’s Empirical Analysis

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5 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 5 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““A homestead to the extent of one hundred and sixty acres of farming land, . . . occupied by the intestate and his family, at the time of his death, as a residence, and continued to be so occupied by his widow and children, after his death, . . . shall be wholly exempt from distribution under any of the laws of this state', and from the payment of the debts of the intestate, but shall be the absolute property of the said widow and children: . . .” (Italics supplied.)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Farmers Elevator Co. v. Casey

2. ““That the title to said land descends to his widow and children, (adults as well as minors, and to those who do not reside upon the land as well as to those who do,) just the same as it would descend if the property were not occupied as a homestead, except that it descends to them subject to a certain homestead interest vested in the widow and such of the children as occupy the homestead at the time of the intestate’s death.” (Syl. H 1.)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Cole v. Coons

3. “"If the intestate left a widow and children, and the widow again marry, or when all of said children arrive at the age of majority, said homestead shall be divided, one-half in value to the 'widow and the other one-half to the children.” (G. S. 1868, ch. 33, sec. 5.)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Cole v. Coons