Rios v. Bridges’s Empirical Analysis
1986
Citation profile
5 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 5 later decisions — most recently May 2006
5 state decisions
Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.
Relationships
Relies on Murphy v. Carron · Gillman v. Mercantile Trust Co., Nat. Ass'n · State Ex Rel. Shriners' Hospitals for Crippled Children v. Hensley · In Re Estate of Fusz · Politte v. Estate of Politte
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. A will, to be effective as a will, must be presented for and admitted to probate. 2. When used in chapter 472, RSMo, chapter 474, RSMo, chapter 475, RSMo, and this chapter, the term “presented” means: (1) Either the delivery of a will ... to the probate division of the circuit court ...; and (2) One of the following: (a) An affidavit pursuant to section 473.097, which requests such will be admitted to probate; or (b) A petition which seeks to have such will admitted to probate; or (c) An authenticated copy of the order admitting such will to probate in any state, territory or district of the United States, other than this state. [[Image here]] 4. A will presented for probate within the time limitations provided in subsection 3 of this section may be exhibited to be proven, and proof received and administration granted on such will at any time after such presentation. 6”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“1. Any interested person aggrieved thereby may appeal to the appropriate appellate court from the order, judgment or decree of the probate division of the circuit court in any of the following cases: [[Image here]] (14) In all other cases where there is a final order or judgment of the probate division of the circuit court under this code except orders admitting to or rejecting wills from probate.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Kinder v. Brune“This section [§ 472.160] does not authorize an appeal from the acceptance or rejection of a will. Such orders are subject to relief only upon the filing of a petition with the clerk of the circuit court within six months of the date of probate or rejection thereof by the probate division of the circuit court.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Kinder v. Brune
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.