Webb Estate’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

5 federal appellate · 46 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 56 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““Prior to the Orphans’ Court Act of 1951, the jurisdiction of the Orphans’ Court to adjudicate the title to personalty depended on whether the personalty was, actually or presumptively, in decedent’s possession at the time of death, or thereafter came into the possession of his personal representative: Starz Estate, 353 Pa. 612 , 46 A.2d 486 ; DiPaola Estate, 350 Pa. 408 , 39 A.2d 519 ; Brown’s Estate, 343 Pa. 230 , 22 A.2d 821 ; Crisswell’s Estate, 334 Pa. 266 , 5 A.2d 577 ; Keyser’s Estate, 329 Pa. 514 , 198 A. 125 ; McGovern’s Estate, 322 Pa. 379 , 186 A. 89 ; William’s Estate, 236 Pa. 259 , 84 A. 848 ; Cutler’s Estate, 225 Pa. 167 , 73 A. 1111 ; Balok Estate, 151 Pa. Superior Ct. 592 , 30 A.2d 664 ; 7 U. of Pitt. L. Rev. 163; 47 Dick. L. Rev. 1 .””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. LaMar Estate

2. ““(1) Decedents’ Estates. The administration and distribution of the real and personal property of the decedents’ estates . . . “(13) Title to personal property. The adjudication of the title to personal property in the possession of the personal representative, or registered in the name of the decedent or his nominee, or alleged by the personal representative to have been in the possession of the decedent at the time of his death”. 1951, August 10, P. L. 1163, Art. Ill, §301 (1) and (13) as amended;20PS §2080.301 (1) and (13).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Meminger Estate