Barnes v. Verry’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 federal appellate · 8 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 12 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “«* * * At the time that agreement was made all debts and expenses of administration had been paid, and the administratrix as such had no further claim or rights in the property. It was the property of the heirs and subject to disposition by them as they saw fit. Even without administration, personal property vests in the heirs where there are no debts. Granger v. Harriman, 89 Minn. 303, 94 N. W. 869 . As stated in Vail v. Anderson, 61 Minn. 552, 554 , 64 N. W. 47 : “ ‘When all claims and demands were paid, including the expenses of administration, the heir at law, * * * if living, would become the sole beneficiary, and, as such, entitled to all that remained.’ ””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Holtan v. Fischer

2. “in the absence of fraud, undue influence or mistake, releases between coheirs of their rights in real or personal property, and agreements entered into between them for a division of the estate, are valid and will be enforced.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. In Re Estate of Butler

3. “upon the devolution of property under the laws of descent and the right of inheritance thereof as of the date of the death of the prior owner.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. In Re Estate of Butler