Weaver v. Allison’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

34 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 34 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““ Will contests “are held to be a solemn form of probating wills under our statute.” It was therefore incumbent upon the proponents of the will in the first instance to make proof of the due execution of the will, i.e., compliance with all the requirements and formalities prescribed by statute, and that the testator was at the time of sound mind.’ ‘In every case contesting a will, proof by the proponents of the will of the sanity of the testator, as well as the due execution of the will, must be made, whether the contestants attack the will on the ground of the insanity of the testator or not.’ [[Image here]] “[A] will contest is in effect an appeal from the probate court proceedings, upon which there is a trial de novo. [[Image here]] “[A] will contest under our statute is but the probating or rejecting of a will.” (Citing authorities; emphasis added.)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Bradley v. Taylor