Logan v. Shelby’s Empirical Analysis
1953
Citation profile
44 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 44 later decisions — most recently February 1993 · most notably 54 Cal. 2d 234 - Torregano v. Torregano (1960), 44 Cal. 2d 147 - Poisl v. Ferguson (1955)
44 state decisions
Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.
Relationships
Relies on 31 Cal. 2d 619 - Hunt v. Mayor & Council of Riverside · 36 Cal. 2d 531 - Mallarino v. Hammersmith · 23 Cal. 2d 761 - Estate of Axcelrod v. Pocker · In Re the Estate of Kurtz · In re Estate of Comassi
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 44 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“`And, although a testator need not make provision for such a spouse, he is required to bear in mind the possibility of a subsequent marriage and the serious changes in domestic relations resulting therefrom. The Supreme Court of Georgia said of a similar statute:”
4 later decisions quote this exact passage“... and no other evidence to rebut the presumption of revocation can be received.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage““Second: I declare I am married to Paul Murray and there is no issue of this marriage. I declare I have three children the issue of a former marriage: Robert Hugh Blackney, Gary Douglas Blackney and David Russell Blackney. “Third: Subject to the operation and effect of the conditions hereinafter noted: “A. I hereby give, bequeath and devise all of my estate, over which I have testamentary ownership and disposition, at the time of my death, either real, personal, or mixed, of whatsoever kind or character and wheresoever situate, of which I may die possessed, or to which I may in any manner be entitled, or over which I may at the time of my death, have the power of appointment, to my said children, Robert Hugh Blackney, Gary Douglas Blackney, and David Russell Blackney, share and share alike, provided they survive me by 120 days. “Eighth: Except as otherwise provided in this Will, I have intentionally and with full knowledge, omitted to provide for my heirs and I hereby generally and specifically disinherit each, any and all persons who shall contest or attack this Will or any portion of its provisions, and expressly revoke any share or interest heretofore given in this Will to such contestants, and I further declare that if any person other than mentioned in this Will shall establish himself or herself to be my heir, then I give and bequeath to such person the sum of One Dollar ($1.00).””
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.