Tifft v. . Porter’s Empirical Analysis

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2 federal appellate · 1 district · 82 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 87 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““In those cases in which legacies of stocks or shares in public funds have been held to be specific, some expression has been found from- which an intention, to make the bequest of the -particular shares of stock could be inferred. Where, for instance, the testator has used such language as, ‘my shares,’ or any other equivalent designation, it has been held sufficient. But the mere possession by the testator at the date of his will of stock of equal or larger amount than the legacy, will not of itself make the bequest specific. ’ ’”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Martin v. Thompson

2. ““The presumption is stronger that the testator intends some benefit to a legatee, than thát he intends a benefit only upon the collateral condition that he shall remain until his death, owner of the property bequeathed. The motives which ordinarily determine men in selecting legatees, are their feelings of regard, and the presumption, of course, is that their feelings continue and they are looked upon as likely to continue.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Cary v. United States