732 So. 2d 916 - Jackson v. Jackson’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

14 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 14 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “he has a duty to refuse the trust, resign, or remove the conflicting personal interest.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 921 So. 2d 283 - Smith v. Holmes · 856 So. 2d 607 - In Re Conservator for Demoville

2. “Whenever it shall appear of record, or otherwise, that any executor, administrator, guardian, receiver, or fiduciary appointed by any chancery court is derelict in the performance of any duty required of him by law or the orders of the court or chancellor, or is liable to be punished or removed for any cause prescribed by law, then such court or the chancellor in vacation may, on the application of any interested party or of his or its own motion, order a citation for such executor, administrator, guardian, receiver, or other fiduciary, as the case may be, to be issued by the clerk of the court in which such cause or matter is pending, returnable forthwith or at such time and place, in term time or vacation, as may be specified in such order, to appear and show cause why he should not be removed or punished for contempt, either or both, as may be directed in such order....”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Peyton v. Longo

3. “among a fiduciary's duties is that of marshaling the assets”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 982 So. 2d 428 - ESTATE OF McGEE v. Harveston