Zinke v. Trout’s Empirical Analysis
1926
Citation profile
2
cited by 2 later decisions
1
states following
March 1940
most recently cited
2 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Tipson v. Jeannot · In re Simon's Estate · Newell v. Kalamazoo Circuit Judge · Freeman v. Wayne Probate Judge
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 2 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“‘ ‘ If the contestant would be entitled to no share in the estate if the will was disallowed, and could take nothing from the estate under the statutes of descent and distribution, he is not an interested party.””
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Butts v. Ruthven
How this case has been treated — in progress
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