Waitman v. Waitman’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

4 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 5 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““The evidence discloses that there was no vaHd gift inter vivos to Albert Waitman of any present interest (joint or otherwise) in this account. “The evidence also discloses that Daisy Waitman’s attempted transfer, to Albert Waitman, of the entire interest in any balance remaining on deposit at the time of her death was intended to become effective upon, and only upon, her death. It was in the nature of a testamentary disposition and, not having been made in the manner prescribed by statute for the execution of wüls, was invahd and ineffective.’’ (p. 175.)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Truax v. Southwestern College

2. ““ ‘To constitute a valid gift inter vivos there must be a donor competent to make it; freedom of will on his part; an intention on his part to make it; a donee capable of taking the gift; the gift must be complete, and nothing left undone; the property must be delivered by the donor, and accepted by the donee; the gift must go into immediate and absolute effect; the gift must be gratuitous; the gift must be irrevocable.’ ” (Emphasis added)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Courtney v. First National Bank, Coalgate