Heermans v. . Robertson’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

11 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 12 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““ Express trusts may be created for any or either of tlie following purposes : (1) To sell lands for the benefit of creditors ; (2) to sell, mortgage, or lease lands for the benefit of legatees, or for the purpose of satisfying any charge thereon; (3) to receive the rents and profits of lands, and apply them to the use of any person during the life of such person, or for any shorter term, subject to the rules prescribed in the last preceding chapter; (4) to receive the rents and profits of lands, and to accumulate the same, for the benefit of any married woman, or for any of the purposes and within the limits prescribed in the preceding chapter; (5) for the beneficial interests of any person or persons, when such trust is fully expressed and clearly defined upon the face of the instrument creating it, subject to the limitations as to time prescribed in this title.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Heermans v. Schmaltz