Jameson v. Jameson’s Empirical Analysis

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3 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 3 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “clearly requires joinder of the wife where there is an attempt to alienate homestead property.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 387 So. 2d 351 - Jameson v. Jameson · 411 So. 2d 1024 - Robbins v. Robbins

2. “Here, the husband (by a deed not joined in by the wife) attempted to alienate his solely-owned homestead by creating in the parties a tenancy by the entireties... . [S]uch attempt collides with the homestead provisions of the Constitution by depriving the heirs of the husband of their constitutional right to take upon his demise... . [T]he provisions of the Constitution requiring joinder by the spouse should be required where there is an inter-spousal alienation of solely-owned homestead property.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 387 So. 2d 351 - Jameson v. Jameson

3. “The owner of homestead real estate, joined by the spouse if married, may alienate the homestead by mortgage sale or gift and, if married, may by deed transfer the title to an estate by the entirety with the spouse.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 411 So. 2d 1024 - Robbins v. Robbins