Larson v. Mardaus’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

1 federal appellate · 1 district · 11 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 13 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “* * * There is no justification for the claim that `a man has no property in that which he may sell when he chooses, and dispose of the proceeds at his pleasure.'”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. In Re Estate of Bradley · Slocum v. Spaeth

2. ““With full confidence in the integrity and good judgment of my beloved wife, Wilhelmina Larson, and desiring, that she may have every comfort and necessity during her life, I therefore, give, bequeath and devise all my property to my wife for her use and benefit during her lifetime, with full power and authority to dispose of any portion thereof which she may need for her' comfort and enjoyment in health or sickness. “On the death of my said wife, all the residue and remainder of said property then in being, I give, bequeath and devise to our children, share and share alike, * * *.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Rise v. Park

3. ““Every power of disposition shall be deemed absolute, by means of which the grantee is enabled, in his lifetime, to dispose of the entire fee for his own benefit.” (Italics supplied.)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Rise v. Park