Reading v. Wier’s Empirical Analysis

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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. ““The question in this case is whether it is the duty of the administrator to pay the taxes accumulating on the lands of his intestate subsequent to the death of the intestate. We think not, except when he sells the land. If the administrator needs the lands of the estate with which to pay debts, it is as much his duty to pay all legal charges that may accrue thereon until he sells them, as it is to pay any charges on personal property for the care, preservation and protection of the same while it remains in his custody.” (Reading v. Wier, 29 Kan. 429 .)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Nagle v. Davison

2. ““The lands of an intestate descend to the heirs, subject in certain contingencies to the payment of the debts of the intestate. The legal title is in the heirs, and the administrator takes no interest in the real estate, but possesses a naked authority to sell it on license to pay the debts where the personal estate is insufficient.” (p.430.)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Nagle v. Davison