Bass v. Putman’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 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 2 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““No such narrow and technical construction can be given to the appointment of Bass (the grandfather). The will plainly indicates that the testatrix intended that he should be both guardian of the person and of the estate, and the authorities are that unless the testamentary guardian is restricted by the terms of the' will that he takes the custody of the person and the estate of his wards. . . . Testamentary guardians possess the same powers and have the same rights as other guardians. ... Guardian and curator, when applied to an estate, have the same meaning. [Easley v. Bone, 39 Mo. App. 388 .] And where one is appointed guardian, unless the appointment is restricted to the person, he is entitled to the custody of both the person and estate of the ward. Because a curator of the estate of a minor other than the guardian of the person may be appointed under the special provisions of sections 5280 or 5288, Revised Statutes 188$ (now sections 404 and 413, Revised Statutes 1909), it does not follow that it is necessary in an order appointing a guardian of the person and estate, that the order should designate the appointee as both guardian and curator. To designate him as guardian is sufficient to give him the custody of the person and of the estate of his ward. ’ ’”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State ex rel. Young v. Cook