Baumann v. Willis’s Empirical Analysis

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3 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 3 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “`The last will and testament of the ward is not an asset. Neither is it an instrument which the guardian could use in the recovery of an asset. It cannot in any way relate to any matter within his power or duties, or in any manner affect his action as a guardian, because it cannot take effect until after his authority has ceased. He certainly cannot annul, revoke, destroy, or in any way dispose of it, nor can the court authorize him to do so.' Mastick v. Superior Court, 94 Cal. 347 , 29 Pac. 869 . ... . Furthermore, the guardian has, or should have, no interest whatever either in establishing or disestablishing a will of his ward. He has no authority in the matter.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 645 So. 2d 168 - Ullman v. Garcia