Sheneman v. Manring’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

20 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 20 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““On behalf of the appellant guardian it is argued that at common law there is no duty on the part of a father to contribute to the support of an adult indigent daughter who is not a member of his household. Quite true, but many years ago this state, by constitutional mandate and by statutory enactments, began to forsake the hard rules of the common law governing domestic relations and to substitute the more humane rules of the civil law in respect to such matters —• the personal and property relations of husband and wife, of parent and child, and the transfer or devolution of their property .”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State Department of Social Welfare v. Commercial National Bank · 39 Tenn. App. 422 - Sayne v. Sayne

2. ““The legislature authorized the probate court to appoint a guardian for the estate of a person incapable of managing his estate because of unsoundness of mind. The probate court has full power to control the guardian of such person in the management of the person and estate and the settlement of his accounts. The court is a court of general jurisdiction with respect to the subjects committed to it, and manifestly one of those subjects is the management of the estate of an insane person. . . . The law evidences an intent to impose a broad power in the guardian, subject to the supervision of the probate court.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Lockridge v. Glace

3. ““The probate courts shall be courts of record, and, within their respective counties, shall have original jurisdiction: “(6) To appoint and remove guardians for minors and incompetent persons, to make all necessary orders relating to their estates, to direct and control the official acts of such guardians, and to settle their accounts. “(11) Such other jurisdiction as may be given them by statutes pertaining to particular subjects. “(12) And they shall have and exercise such equitable powers as may be necessary and proper fully to hear and determine any matter properly before such courts.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Lockridge v. Glace