Blackwell v. Lee’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

1 federal appellate · 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 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““If the instrument passes a present interest, although the right to its possession and enjoyment may not occur until some future time, it is a deed or contract; but if the instrument does not pass an interest or right until the death of the maker, it is a will or testamentary paper. The question is to be determined by the intention of the parties derived from the whole instrument.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Dalton v. Burdick

2. “Title to the above named land shall vest in the said John Lee until his death. The rents to go to the said John Lee, at my death full title to vest in the said Lizzie Lee Blackwell, together with all improvements thereon and the appurtenances thereunto belonging and warrant the title to the same.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Billingslea v. Booker