Carson v. Carson’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 federal appellate · 12 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 17 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““On the contrary, the record discloses that the insurance company positively declined to recognize the request for a change of beneficiary except upon a return of the policy as provided in the contract.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. O'Neal v. O'Neal · New York Life Insurance v. Wilson

2. ““If the insured has pursued the course pointed out by the by-laws and has done all in his power to change the beneficiary, but before a new certificate is issued he dies, a court of equity will decree that to be done which ought to have been done and act as though the certificate had been issued.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. New York Life Insurance v. Wilson

3. ““Eveiy change of beneficiary must be made by written notice to the Company at its Home Office, accompanied by the policy for indorsement of the change thereon by the Company, and unless so indorsed, the change shall not take effect.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. New York Life Insurance v. Wilson