Brod v. Brod’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

51 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 55 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““The law and public policy of this State, as exemplified by section 1 of the Homestead Exemption Act above quoted, section 16 of the act concerning husband and wife, (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1943, chap. 68, par. 16,) section 27 of the act concerning conveyances, (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1943, chap. 30, par. 26,) and the many decisions in this State thereunder, have been and are to insure to the family the possession and enjoyment of a home. The proposition that a husband cannot, by his deed alone, even though he own the entire fee, deprive his wife of her homestead interest is so well established that citation of authority is unnecessary. Other than by a written instrument, signed and acknowledged as required by statute, a wife can be deprived of her interest in the homestead, whether it be an estate in land or a right of occupancy, only by her abandonment of the premises as her residence, her desertion of the family, or a decree of divorce making disposition of the homestead estate.” 390 Ill. 312, 323-24 , 61 N.E.2d 675, 680 .”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Willard v. Northwest National Bank · 56 Ill. App. 3d 276 - Phillips v. Phillips

2. “‘After a review of the previous holdings, we held that Johnson, the husband, was the householder as contemplated in the act; that his homestead estate was a burden upon the several moieties, and that its value was to the extent of $1000 and it could be released only in the manner prescribed by statute. * * *’”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. In re Hendricks