Buck v. Cavett’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

4 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 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““In Stallard v. Johnson, 189 Okl. 376 , 116 P.2d 965 , we held: “ ‘Where a trust is created for the purpose of providing for the suitable care and maintenance of the beneficiaries at the discretion of the trustee the discretion so vested is not an arbitrary one which will permit the trustee to defeat the purposes of the trust under the guise of its exercise but is one which must be exercised honestly, fairly and reasonably to accomplish the purpose of the trust. “ ‘The courts in the exercise of their equitable jurisdiction have the power to safeguard the rights of the cestui que trust and to compel performance by the trustee of the duties of the trust.’ ””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Akin v. First National Bank & Trust Co. of Oklahoma City

2. ““Whenever any of my children shall have died leaving surviving him or her any child or children, then I authorize, empower and direct my executors and said trustees to make payments from the income of my estate during administration, and of said trust estate thereafter, at such times and in such amounts and to such persons as in the exercise of a wise discretion and the best judgment of said executors or trustees they shall deem reasonably necessary, just and proper for the care, maintenance, support and education of each such grandchild of mine, including a high-school and college education to each one who will take it, * * * »”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Cavett v. Buck