Pfeifer v. Wright’s Empirical Analysis
34 F.2d 690 · 1929
Citation profile
3
cited by 3 later decisions
2
states following
July 1963
most recently cited
3 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on John Smith v. Robert Bell · Stowell v. Hastings · Harrison v. Moncravie · McCloskey v. Gleason · Richardson v. Paige
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 3 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
““The bequest to the widow of the residue of the estate is clear and direct except that there is added, ‘to be uséd by her so long as she lives and enjoys the same.’ It is to .be observed that no disposition is made of the estate after, the widow ceases to live and enjoy the estate, tending to show that the. testator intended that no further' directions were needed) as. he had made a final, and complete disposition of all of his property.””
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Rogers v. Nixon“‘“And I give and bequeath to my wife, Rosa B. Wright the balance of my property both real and personal to be used by her so long as she lives and enjoys the same.’””
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Rogers v. Nixon
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.