Lawrence v. Latch’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

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. ““Special Issue No. 1. Do you find from a preponderance of the evidence that John K. Edwards and Margie Edwards executed their wills of August 6, 1946, pursuant to an agreement be tween them to dispose of their property in the manner set out in such wills ? Answer: No. “Specific Issue No. 2. Do you find from a preponderance of the evidence that John K. Edwards and Margie Edwards on or about August 6, 1946, and prior to the execution of their respective wills of August 6, 1946, agreed that the survivor of them would leave all of his or her properties to the Edwards’ heirs in the manner and in the proportions as set forth in the wills of August 6, 1946? Answer: No.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Lawrence v. Latch

2. ““Apparent from the language found in Calvery v. Calvery, 122 Tex. 204 , 55 S.W.2d 527 (1932) is the rule of law that a suit brought in good faith and upon probable cause to ascertain the intention of a testator and the extent of his devise, and then, in turn, to enforce the terms of the will in accordance therewith, will not be considered as an effort to vary the purpose and intention of the will, or to destroy it, and in consequence to thwart the testator’s intent.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Dainton v. Watson