Chapman v. Chapman’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

8 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 9 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[t]he duty owed by life tenants to remaindermen is comparable to that of a trustee or quasi-trustee, because the life tenant cannot injure the property to the detriment of the rights of the remaindermen.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 979 So. 2d 981 - Schneberger v. Schneberger · 864 So. 2d 24 - Carroll & Associates, PA v. Galindo

2. “The only restriction on the life tenant's use and enjoyment is that he not permanently diminish or change the value of the future estate of the remainderman. This limitation places on the `ordinary life tenant' the responsibility for all waste of whatever character.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 979 So. 2d 981 - Schneberger v. Schneberger

3. “It is well settled that life tenants are bound in law to pay property taxes during their continuance of their estate. Failure to pay taxes constitutes waste.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 979 So. 2d 981 - Schneberger v. Schneberger