Baker v. Baker’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

4 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 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““Any person interested in any will, who has not contested the same under the provisions of this article, may, at any time, within six months after the admission of such will to probate in this state, contest the validity of the same by bill in equity in the circuit court in the county in which such will was probated.” (Emphasis supplied.)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Whatley v. Hamilton

2. ““A contestant of a will must have some direct legal or equitable interest in the decedent’s estate, in privity with him, whether as heir, purchaser, or beneficiary under another will, which would be destroyed or injuriously affected by the establishment of the contested will.” (Emphasis supplied.)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Whatley v. Hamilton