Wagner v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

13 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 15 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “when the business [that] he transacts, or the money or property [that] he handles, is not his own or for his own benefit, but for the benefit of another person, as to whom he stands in a relation[ship] implying and necessitating great confidence and trust on the one part and a high degree of good faith on the other part.'”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Durant v. Durant (In re Durant) · K&M Elec. Servs., Inc. v. Vito (In re Vito)

2. “or to receive money or contract a debt in a”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Durant v. Durant (In re Durant) · K&M Elec. Servs., Inc. v. Vito (In re Vito)

3. “[T]he titling of the Account, listing Father and Wagner as 'joint owners,' did not create an ownership interest in the funds in the Account, as Father and Wagner agreed that the funds belonged to Father.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Schacht v. Kunimune