Eckstein v. Radl’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

12 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. ““We quite agree with the trial court that' the devise of a homestead does not render it subject to any liability for the payment of a devisor’s debts. When living, the owner may sell and convey the homestead,, or he may make a fraudulent transfer of the same, and such sale, conveyance or transfer does not render the property liable for his debts. It is absolutely exempt.” (p. 96.)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Postlethwaite v. Edson