McMurry v. Stanley’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

11 federal appellate · 234 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 248 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““In construing the will, all its provisions should be looked to, for the purpose of ascertaining what the real intention of the testatrix was; and, if this can be ascertained from the language of the instrument, then any particular paragraph of the will which, considered alone, would indicate a contrary intent, must yield to the intention manifested by the whole instrument.””

   9 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Grossman v. Campbell · Winston v. Griffith

2. ““We are of the opinion that N. 6. Bagley (the husband) took under .the will an estate in fee in the entire .property, but that this was in trust for the beneficiaries named in the fourth paragraph of the will, except as their right was limited by the right given to,him to use and dispose of the property during .his lifetime, which was given by the express terms of the will.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Paton v. Baugh · Johnson v. Kirby

3. ““It is my will and desire that at his death, should he have any of said property still remaining in his possession not disposed of or used by him, that the same shall be given by him to my nieces, Jessie MeMurray and Elora Brown, daughters of Yina and Taylor Brown.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. West v. Glisson · Jones' Unknown Heirs v. Dorchester