Lockwood v. Killian’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. “[i]n exercising its powers under the doctrine of approximation (cy pres), a court must seek a method or result which as nearly as possible effectuates the intent of the testator.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Hartford Hospital v. Blumenthal, No. Cv95 0555462 (Apr. 15, 1996) · 1997 Conn. Super. Ct. 4919 - Metropolitan Mus. of Art v. Bank of Boston, No. Cv96-0556598s (May 22, 1997)

2. “[a]ny charitable trust or use created in writing or by deed by any resident of the state . . . shall forever remain to the uses and purposes to which it has been granted according to the true intent and meaning of the grantor and to no other use.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 2000 Conn. Super. Ct. 2430 - Cornwall v. Cornwall Library Assn., No. Cv 99 0081053 S (Feb. 23, 2000)