Storm v. Storm’s Empirical Analysis
2003
Citation profile
36
cited by 36 later decisions
1
cited 1 times by the Supreme Court
August 2018
most recently cited
17 federal appellate · 2 district ·
Relationships
Relies on Markham v. Allen · Farrell v. O'Brien · Iddir v. Immigration & Naturalization Service · Dragan v. Miller · Rice v. Rice Foundation
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 36 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“[Tortious] interference with inheritance is a recognized tort in Indiana; such an action may be brought in a court of general jurisdiction, provided a will contest is unavailable to supply an adequate remedy.”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“phrases his action as one involving tortious interference with his inheritance expectancy, the practical effect of his lawsuit would be similar to that of a successful will contest: the terms of the final, allegedly invalid testamentary instruments would essehtially be bypassed, while [the plaintiff] would receive, as damages, the assets he would have otherwise been entitled to under what he says are [the decedent’s] actual will and trust.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“The plaintiffs argue that the probate exception is inapplicable here because this action relates to the execution of an inter vivos trust, not to a will. We reject such a per se rule. The inter vivos trust is clearly a will substitute. However, the fact that this case does involve a will substitute does not automatically render the probate exception applicable.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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