Kiper v. Kiper’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

12 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 14 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"From a review of the jurisprudence of this State, it appears that the presumption arises that services rendered to a parent by a child are gratuitous if he be the only child, but the jurisprudence seems to be conflicting as to whether this presumption arises if there be more than one child. However that may be, where there is an expressed intention shown to compensate a child for the services rendered the presumption of gratuity does not arise." Id., 38 So.2d 510 .”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Placid Oil Company v. Frazier · 135 So. 2d 659 - Lamkin v. Hanna

2. ““The intention of the testator must be determined from the terms of the will, Article 1712, Revised Civil Code. In construing this article of the Civil Code, this Court has on numerous occasions pointed out that the intention of the testator expressed in his will must prevail over all other rules in the exposition of wills. * * * ””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Succession of Formby · 163 So. 2d 199 - Succession of Israel

3. “Mamie Kiper has lived with me, has taken care of me and has been my sole support since the death of my husband, S. F. Kiper.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Placid Oil Company v. Frazier