Osment v. Trout’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

14 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 16 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““. . . any person having a demand against the estate of a minor ward may present it to the probate court for allowance. The claim must be presented by petition signed and verified by or on behalf of the petitioner, and the provisions of the probate code relative to the court’s fixing time and place of hearing and to the giving of notice, must be complied with as a condition precedent to any judgment allowing the claim.””

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

2. ““Without elaboration, it may be said that an order made without notice and without appointment of a guardian ad litem authorizing a guardian to use assets of her ward to pay a claim proposed by her was not a final order or decision. It is obvious that in such case there was no one to appeal.” (p. 122.)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Steinkirchner v. Linscheid

3. ““Although in instances appointment of a guardian ad litem may be discretionary, where, as here, the appointed and acting guardian was proponent of a claim, failure of the court to appoint a guardian ad litem was an abuse of discretion.” (p. 122.)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Steinkirchner v. Linscheid