Sutphen v. Ellis’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

1 federal appellate · 8 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 9 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““ On the second point there is no difficulty. When the will was probated, it affirmed the title of the beneficiary under it from the time of the death (Blamire v. Geldart, 16 Ves. 314; Sweet v. Chase, 2 N. Y. 73 ; Terrill v. Public Admr., 4 Bradf. Sur. [N. Y.] 245); and the probate would relate back so as to make valid whatever she had done previously, and which, under the will after probate, she would have had the right to do.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Northrop v. Columbian Lumber Co.

2. ““I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife, Ann, all of my estate, both real and personal, during her natural life, for her use; but after the death of my said wife, I hereby bequeath unto the children of my brothers and sisters each an equal share of what may be left of my said estate after the death of my’ wife.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Schehr v. Look