Ryland v. Wenner’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

7 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 7 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““ * * * and declared by testator above named, in our presence to be his last will and testament, and in the presence of the testator and each other we have hereunto subscribed our names on this -- day of-, 19 — .” (Emphasis supplied.)”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 233 So. 2d 54 - Succession of Gordon · 288 So. 2d 27 - Succession of Porche

2. “* * * Attestation provisions are sufficient which, in conjunction with the testament itself, reasonably indicate that the testament was executed in accordance with the statutory formalities.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 233 So. 2d 54 - Succession of Gordon · 288 So. 2d 27 - Succession of Porche

3. ““Other decisions of the Louisiana courts reenforce our conclusion that the usefulness of the modern Louisiana statutory will should not be vitiated by any sacrosanct requirement of form as to the attestation declaration. The purpose of this declaration, after all, is merely to ‘evidence’ (LSA-R.S. 9:2442(3)) fulfillment of the essential statutory requirements of form prescribed by the preceding sections of the enactment (i. e., LSA-R.S. 9:2442(2) and (2).””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 273 So. 2d 665 - Succession of Porche