Griffin v. Robertson’s Empirical Analysis
1979
Citation profile
6
cited by 6 later decisions
2
states following
February 1991
most recently cited
6 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Krueger v. Williams · Estate of Staver v. Staver · Dulak v. Dulak · Pruett v. First Nat. Bank of Temple · Ottjes v. Littlejohn
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 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“"Although there is some difference of opinion, the majority rule in the United States ... is that parol evidence is admissible to show the true intention of a depositor in setting up a joint survivorship account, even though such evidence contradicts the express terms of the joint account agreement.””
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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