Lloyd v. Chambers’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

10 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 10 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““There has never been any proceeding known to our laws for the mere purpose of establishing the will even of a deceased person. The probate of wills under our statutes is merely a part of the proceedings to administer the estates of deceased persons in the court that has jurisdiction and charge of such estates. This rule is so general that in some States devises are not probated at all, and in some the probate is not conclusive, because controversies concerning land are usually tried in other courts. We have enlarged the jurisdiction in probate so as to reach lands for some purposes, and have made all wills subject to probate. But there is no case where an original probate can be granted here, except in the court having jurisdiction over the estate; it cannot be done separately. ””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Ewing v. McIntyre

2. ““I am of opinion that the statute is inoperative, as not within any recognized judicial power, and that the courts cannot be called upon to administer it, and that the mandamus should vacate the whole proceedings.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Anway v. Grand Rapids Railway Co.

3. “^ “I am disposed to think, with the circuit judge, that this is not in any sense a judicial proceeding which he was bound to consider or entertain.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Anway v. Grand Rapids Railway Co.