Equitable Trust Co. v. Gallagher’s Empirical Analysis

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

1. ““Certainly for purposes of determining this motion to dismiss, the court may fairly say that the allegations of the complaint show that the defendant fraudulently procured and destroyed the copy of the agreement belonging to the deceased. The allegations also show that the defendant destroyed all copies of the agreement evidencing the rights of the deceased, and thereby deprived the executor of exact knowledge as to its rights thereunder. In such a case, this court has jurisdiction. In 3 Pom-eroy’s Equity Jurisprudence (Fifth Edition) § 919e, it is stated: “ ‘Suppressing instruments: Conversely, when instruments have been fraudulently suppressed or destroyed for the purpose of hindering or defeating the rights of others, equity has jurisdiction to give appropriate relief by establishing the estate or rights of the defrauded party/ “(1) Thus, it is clear that this court has jurisdiction in this situation, and the fact that plaintiff’s ultimate relief may be purely monetary does not alter this conclusion.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 34 Del. Ch. 249 - Equitable Trust Co. v. Gallagher