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

1. ““The probate code fixes its own procedure, and during the pendency of a proceeding in a probate court the only pleadings necessary or proper are a petition and a written defense. But once such a proceeding reaches the district court, either by appeal or otherwise (in the instant case by transfer pursuant to G. S. 1957 Supp., 59-2402a), G. S. 1949, 59-2408, is construed and held to mean that the district court shall have and exercise the same jurisdiction and power as though the controversy had originally been commenced in that court and the pleadings authorized to be filed or amended are the same as those referred to in G. S. 1949, 60-703 of the code of civil procedure, and the right to file new pleadings shall not be abridged or restricted by the pleadings filed, or by the failure to file pleadings, while the proceeding was pending in the probate court.” (Syl. ¶[ 1.)”

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