Lockridge v. Glace’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

4 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 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““ ‘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.’ ” (Italics supplied.) (p. 434.)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Thompson v. Hall

2. ““The probate courts . . . shall have original jurisdiction: . . . “(6) To appoint . . . guardians for minors . . ., to make all necessary orders relating to their estates, to direct and control the official acts of such guardians, and to settle their accounts. “(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. Thompson v. Hall

3. ““A guardian of the estate may . . . sell, lease ... or mortgage any real estate of a ward . . . whenever it shall be determined by the court that such sale, lease, or mortgage is for the best interests of the ward and his estate.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Thompson v. Hall