Downs v. Goodwin’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 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 2 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““1. A commission of one-half of one per cent upon the actual cash receipts of each executor, administrator or guardian, upon the approval of the exhibits and the final settlement of the account of such executor, administrator or guardian, but no more than one such commission shall be charged on any amount received by any such executor, administrator or guardian.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Lyles v. Oheim, Admr. · Goodwin v. Downs

2. ““We are rather inclined to think that it was the intention of the Legislature, in enacting article 3850, that the county judge should be paid a commission of one-half of one per cent, on all actual cash received by the administrator while acting as such from the sale of property owned by decedent at the time of his death, or from the collection of debts belonging to the estate at the time of his death, or on cash representing rentals, etc., of decedent’s property in the hands of the administrator, or on actual cash remaining in the hands of the administrator and coming from the prosecution of the decedent’s business.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Goodwin v. Downs