North v. Hawkinson’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 federal appellate · 25 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 28 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““This is not an action for the recovery of specific personal property. His action is barred by his failure to comply with the nine months nonclaim provisions of section 473.360, ¶ 2 or section 473.367 (quoted supra), relating to ‘all actions’ or ‘any action,’ respectively, instituted against an executor or administrator after the death of the decedent. This conclusion finds support in cases under the prior code, (citing cases) ”. ,”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Nebraska Hardware Mutual Insurance Co. v. Brown

2. ““Unless written notice of actions instituted or revived under section 473.363 or 473.367 is filed in the probate division within six months after the first published notice of letters, no recovery may be had in any such action on any judgment therein against the executor or administrator out of any assets being administered upon in the probate division or from any distributee or other person receiving the assets.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Orphant v. Orphan

3. ““Apparent purposes of the code are to provide a speedy method for administering a decedent’s estate, to establish a time after which claims are forever barred against the estate, the executor or administrator, and the distributees, and to broaden the jurisdiction of probate courts to accomplish said purposes. A discussion of some features of the Code may be found at 23 Mo.L.R. 113”.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Nebraska Hardware Mutual Insurance Co. v. Brown