Milner v. Milner’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

31 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 32 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[a] right or expectancy in something (such as a trust or an estate), as opposed to legal title to that thing” (alteration in original)) (quoting Black’s Law Dictionaiy 885 (9th ed.2009)); accord In re Estate of Sullivan, 724 N.W.2d 532 (Minn.Ct.App.2006) (also applying the definition in Black's Law Dictionary). The Probate Code does define a”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Wilson v. Dallas · Sneed v. Webre

2. “(1) provides, in a prominently displayed statement that is in boldfaced type or capital letters or underlined, that the agreement is not subject to revocation; (2) is signed by each party to the agreement; and (3) is signed by the party’s attorney, if any, who is present at the time the agreement is signed.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. in the Interest of L.T.H., a Child

3. “requires the rendition of a divorce decree that adopts the parties' agreement”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Drake Interiors, Inc. v. Thomas