Martin v. Thompson’s Empirical Analysis
1921
Citation profile
4
cited by 4 later decisions
1
states following
November 1930
most recently cited
4 state decisions
Relationships
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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.
““In other words, the general scheme and purpose of the testator, as contained in the whole of his will, must prevail over strict grammatical constructions of isolated clauses and sentences, and especially so if to do otherwise would result in entirely defeating* the testator’s general scheme and intention in making* disposition of his property.” Martin v. Thompson, 191 Ky. 105 , 229 S. W. 112, 114 .”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Thomas v. Buck
How this case has been treated — in progress
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