Friedman v. Teplis’s Empirical Analysis

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3 state decisions

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

1. “gives courts equitable powers of modification in extraordinary circumstances to change administrative or other terms, but only when the intent of the settlor would be defeated by circumstances unanticipated or unknown at the time of the trust's establishment.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Smith v. Hallum

2. “[T]he courts have recognized a variety of `unanticipated circumstances' that may support modification, including a change in tax or other laws [cits.] and a settlor's mistaken view regarding the effect of tax laws. [Cit.]”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Smith v. Hallum

3. “[T]he most important issue for the trial court is whether the denial of the modification will impair the purpose of the trust.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Smith v. Hallum