Bohn v. Bohn’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

14 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 14 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “It is recognized that the most dominant influence of all relations is that of husband over wife, and transactions between them, to be valid, particularly as to her, must be fair and reasonable and voluntarily and understanding^ made. Such transactions are jealously scrutinized to prevent the wife from being overreached or defrauded by the undue influence or improper conduct of the husband; and when they are brought about by anything amounting to constructive frand [sic] on his part they are viodable [sic] by the wife.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Roberts v. Roberts

2. “Where a gift from the wife to the husband is attacked, the question of whether the wife had competent independent advice is deemed most important, and, in some jurisdictions decisive. [Authorities omitted]. These rules apply generally to cases where a confidential relationship is established by evidence. [Authorities omitted.] [Id. 406.]”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Estate of Fletcher v. Jackson

3. ““The failure of an attorney dealing with his client to disclose to him the material facts and the legal consequences flowing from the facts constitutes actionable fraud.” See also Bohn v. Bohn, 455 S. W.2d 401 (Tex.Civ.App. — Houston (1st Dist.) 1970, writ dism.).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Ames v. Putz