Nelson v. Johnson’s Empirical Analysis
1946
Citation profile
4
cited by 4 later decisions
1
states following
March 1968
most recently cited
2 district · 2 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Rogers' Estate · Terppe's Estate · Shaner v. Wilson · McCullough's Estate · Appeal of Drennan
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.
““It has been definitely held, however, that the devise of a life estate with power of appointment or disposal at death is not a gift in fee simple. Schoyer v. Kay, 217 Pa. 32 , 66 A. 141 ; In re Terppe’s Estate, 224 Pa. 482 , 73 A. 922 ; Early v. Coleman, 34 Pa. Super. 267 .””
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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