Bell v. Killian’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 12 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““3. I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife Roxiene Killian all the property, real, personal and mixed, of every description or kind whatever, that I may own or be possessed of in this State or any other State in the United States, at the time of my death. “4. I nominate and appoint my said Roxiene Killian as the executrix of this my last will and testament: And I hereby expressly relieve and exempt .her from executing any bond for the .performance of her duties as said executrix. And I also expressly relieve and exempt her from reporting or accounting to any Probate Court or other Courts having jurisdiction of estates and wills for her acts of administration under this will, or her transactions thereunder. “5. I will and direct that my said wife as said executrix shall hold, manage and control all the assets of my estate, real and personal. My said executrix is hereby authorized and empowered to use said estate both real and personal in such manner as she may deem fit and proper for her maintenance, well being, comfort and support. “6. I authorize and empower the executrix of my said estate, to loan the assets of my estate, or to invest them either in real estate, or in bonds, or in other property as she, in her judgment may deem right and proper. I give her power and authority to collect the same, and all other matters due my estate, and receipt for the same, and make all contracts relative to my estate necessary to carry out this will. “7. I hereby authorize and empower m”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Bell v. Killian

2. ““It is also the general rule that where the probate court could not determine the issues presented by the bill and circumstances are such as to render the power of that court inadequate to do complete justice, the cause may be removed to the equity court. Sewell v. Sewell, 207 Ala. 239 , 92 So. 475 ; Marshall v. Marshall, 86 Ala. 383 , 5 So. 475 .” ( 256 Ala. 28 , 53 So.2d 607 )”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Brittain v. Ingram