Sweeney v. Sampson’s Empirical Analysis

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6 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 7 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““But it is plain, that in ordinary cases a most important part of the duty of trustees is to preserve the trust property, and it lies with those who seek to support a sale by them to show that the transaction in question was beneficial for the charity. In the absence of such proofs, and a fortiori if there be any evidence showing that the sale was improvident or prejudicial to the charity, it will be treated as a breach of trust and set aside.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State Ex Rel. Emmert v. Union Trust Co.

2. ““We shall not go into an examination of the authorities for the purpose of establishing these positions. Since the case of Vidal et al. v. Girard’s Executors in the Supreme Court of the United States, 2 Howard 127 (1844), and that of McCord v. Ochiltree (1846), in this Court, 8 Blackf. 15 , such an examination would be a work of supererogation by us.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State Ex Rel. Emmert v. Union Trust Co.

3. ““That this bequest can be sustained as a charity we have no doubt. It is in aid of the cause of education. Books are essential means and instruments in advancing that cause. And in cases of such bequests equity will supply trustees and settle schemes for their administration, whenever it may be necessary.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State Ex Rel. Emmert v. Union Trust Co.