Connor v. Harris’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. ““The grantor was peculiarly under the care, control, and domination of defendant, who stood in a fiduciary relation to her, and obtained, without consideration, a large amount of property from grantor. Under such circumstances the burden of proof is upon defendant, to show the fairness and good faith of the transaction. Seeley v. Price, 14 Mich. 541 ; Witbeck v. Witbeck, 25 Mich. 439 ; Barnes v. Brown, 32 Mich. 146 ; Jacox v. Jacox, 40 Mich. 473 ( 29 Am. Rep. 547 ); Gates v. Cornett, 72 Mich. 420 ; Sponable v. Hanson, 87 Mich. 204 ; Hemphill v. Holford, 88 Mich. 293 ; Smith v. Cuddy, 96 Mich. 562 ; Whiteley v. Whiteley, 120 Mich. 30 ; Noban v. Shoup, 171 Mich. 191 ; In re Sadler’s Estate, 201 Mich. 281 ; Wagbo v. Smiseth, 227 Mich. 313 ; Bilman v. Kolarik, 234 Mich. 689 ; Cole v. Heming, 237 Mich. 108 ; Coy v. Doney, 241 Mich. 308 .””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Beattie v. Bower

2. ““Whenever there is great weakness of mind in a person executing a conveyance of land, arising from age, sickness, or any other cause, though not amounting to absolute disqualification, and the consideration given for the property is grossly inadequate, a court of equity will, upon proper and seasonable application of the injured party, or his representatives or heirs, interfere and set the conveyance aside.” Allore v. Jewell, supra, 511 .”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Beattie v. Bower