Bond v. Lockwood’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

45 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 47 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““The authority of the county court in this regard is similar to that of a court of chancery. The provisions of the statute in relation to guardians were not designed as a complete code, but -were enacted to confer upon the county court power to appoint guardians, and to regulate their conduct in accordance with their duties at common law Some imperfections in the common law were remedied, and a more simple and convenient mode of procedure was introduced. While some of its provisions were declaratory of the common law, and were appropriately introduced in conferring jurisdiction upon a new tribunal, it is evident that many of the powers and duties, rights and liabilities, of guardians are not, by the statute, specifically defined. The statute contains such provisions as were necessary to define the nature of the jurisdiction conferred, prescribe the manner of its exercise, and correct some of the defects of the law as it then existed. In other respects the common law regulating the powers and duties, rights and liabilities, of guardians was left in force. At common law all guardians were regarded as trustees, clothed with such powers and rights as were necessary for the discharge of the trusts imposed upon them, and they were held accountable for the faithful discharge of their duties. ””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. United States Mortgage Co. v. Sperry