611 So. 2d 544 - Simpson v. Williamson’s Empirical Analysis
1992
Citation profile
8
cited by 8 later decisions
5
states following
September 2017
most recently cited
8 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Tyson v. Utterback · 359 So. 2d 544 - In Re Estate of Charry · In Re Schiele's Estate · Jones v. Hendrickson · 155 So. 2d 561 - In Re Lomineck's Estate
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 8 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“It is well established that the execution of a will may be valid, even though a required witness signs in a capacity other than that of a witness.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“where such person could have served as a witness, under the cireum-stances, had he signed in that capacity.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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