Johnson v. Jones’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

7 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. ““A. If upon return of the inventory it appears that the value of the whole estate, exclusive of the amount of liens and the one-half interest of the surviving spouse in the community property, does not exceed three thousand five hundred dollars, and if there is a surviving spouse or minor children of decedent, the court shall, by order, require all persons interested to appear on a day fixed to show cause why the whole of the estate should not be assigned for the use and support of the family of the decedent. * * * * * * C. If, upon the hearing the court finds that such value does not exceed three thousand five hundred dollars, and that expenses of the last illness of decedent, funeral expenses and expenses of administration have been paid, the court shall by decree assign to the surviving spouse, . . . the whole of the estate, subject to existing mortgages, liens or encumbrances upon the estate at the time of the death of decedent. Title to the estate shall thereupon vest absolutely in the surviving spouse . . . and there shall be no further proceedings in the administration, unless further estate is discovered.” * * * * * *”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 18 Ariz. App. 400 - Guerrero v. Guerrero

2. ““ ‘ ... Taking all the Code sections together, and considering the regard which the law has for the interests of the family, it was clearly the intention of the Legislature that small estates under $1,500 shall go immediately to the family without further administration. The case at bar is within said section 1469, and governed solely by its provisions, and the court below rightly so held.’ ””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Estate of Orosco

3. ““We approve of the reasoning and conclusion in this case, and, therefore, hold that section 3977, supra [section 38-905, supra], takes precedence over section 3974, supra, and, of course over ordinary administration under the statute of descent and distribution. This section applies to both separate and community property of the spouses. ...””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Estate of Orosco