Bridges v. Hurd’s Empirical Analysis

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2 state decisions

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

1. “Subject to approval or rejection by the judge of the probate division, the commissioner shall have all the powers and duties of such judge; but the judge shall by order of record reject or confirm all orders, judgments and decrees of the commissioner within the time such judge could set aside such orders, judgments or decrees had the same been made by him; and if so confirmed such orders, judgments and decrees shall have the same effect as if made by the judge on the date of such confirmation.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Estate of Norman v. Norman

2. “Since eases heard by the probate division commissioner result in a final judgment only if they are confirmed by the probate division judge within thirty days after the commissioner enters the judgment, and this requirement was not met in this case, there is no final judgment, and the appeal is therefore dismissed.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. In Re Marriage of McMillin