Hedricks v. Beam’s Empirical Analysis
1941
Citation profile
4
cited by 4 later decisions
1
states following
January 1976
most recently cited
4 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Smith v. Brasseale · Hill v. Jones · Reid v. Armistead · McWhorter v. Cox · McWhorter v. Cox
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.
““ ‘To Have And To Hold, unto the said Jesse E. Allen, a life interest in said land together with the right of possession and control of said land for and during his natural life, and after the death of said Jesse E. Allen, Lucy Allen Beam, Ruth Allen Gurley, Dora Allen and Arrieseal Allen Vaughn, each have and own a one-fifth (Vs) undivided interest in said above described land for and during their natural lives and the said Maurice Goble and Annie Sue Goble each have a one-tenth (Vio) undivided interest in said land after the death of the said Jesse E. Allen for and during their natural lives with remainder to their heirs and assigns forever. ( 241 Ala. at 620 , 4 So.2d at 177 )”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Cates v. Bush““ ‘This conveyance is made upon the further condition and for the consideration as above stated that said land shall not be sold for division among the grantees and their heirs until the death of the last surviving life tenant.’ (Italics supplied.)” ( 241 Ala. at 620 , 4 So.2d at 177 )”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Cates v. Bush
How this case has been treated — in progress
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