Canfield v. Canfield’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

22 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 22 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““ ‘It is the general consensus of judicial opinion that mental incapacity, whether it be due to mere weakness of mind or actual -insanity, is not in itself a sufficient basis for obtaining the cancellation of a written instrument, unless the state of idiocy or imbecility complained of is such that it rendered the afflicted individual incapable of understanding the nature and effect of the transaction at the time the instrument was executed.’ ””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Davidson v. National Aid Life Ass'n · Carroll v. Risner

2. ““The test of capacity to make a deed is that the grantor shall have the ability to understand the nature and effect of the act in which he is engaged and the business he is transacting.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Peerson v. Condon · Bailey v. Lovin

3. ““Certain other testimony was offered showing that, on various occasions after the execution of the conveyances in question, C. N. Canfield knew the results of such conveyances and recognized them as binding.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Carroll v. Risner