Wright v. Patrick’s Empirical Analysis
1974
Citation profile
7
cited by 7 later decisions
1
states following
December 1997
most recently cited
7 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Holsz v. Stephen · Masonic Temple, Inc. v. Ebert · Vereen Ex Rel. Vereen v. Bell · Samuel v. Young · Flowers v. Roberts
Most-quoted passages
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“At most, Section 10-1457 makes the jury’s findings conclusive on solely those particular matters submitted to it. While a jury may determine factual matters in an equity proceeding, a jury cannot grant the ultimate relief sought in this instance. Only an equity court in its discretion can grant a decree requiring specific performance of a contract to make a will, and we are not prepared to say that the trial court erred in refusing to do so upon the facts ... of this case.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Smith v. McClam
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