Moon v. Bruce’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

4 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 5 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““ * * * If the intention was to agree to release dower, is. it not remarkable that the draftsman, with his wonderful vocabulary of legal terms, should omit to mention dower? It is true, the plaintiff agrees to release ‘A. H. Moon, his heirs, executors, and administrators * * * all causes of action * * * claims and demands whatever * * * which against the said A. H; Moon, I (the plaintiff) ever had, now have or which I, my executors, administrators, hereafter can, shall or may have for, upon or by reason of any matter, cause or thing, whatsoever, from the beginning of the world to the end of time.’ This seems very comprehensive and sweeping; but it should be noticed that the causes of action, claims, and demands released were such as then existed or may hereafter exist ‘against A. H. Moon, his ’heirs, executors, and administrators.’ . The claim of dower did not, and never could, exist against A. H. Moon, her husband, since it could not arise until his death; nor could such claim ever exist against the heirs, executors, and administrators of A. H. Moon, as such. * * * ””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Ex Parte Clark · In Re Wright's Estate