84 N.J. Super. 577 - Buska v. Aquinaldo’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

11 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 11 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “a standard of proof falling somewhere between the ordinary civil and criminal standards.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 90 N.J. Super. 122 - Moran v. Estate of Pellegrino · 104 N.J. Super. 466 - Germann v. Matriss

2. ““Lastly, the bill contains in Article IV an amendment to the Dead Man’s Act which eliminates the bar to receiving the testimony but simultaneously establishes a burden of proof to establish the claim by clear and convincing proof.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Garden State Development Co. v. Markowitz · 405 N.J. Super. 547 - Chance v. McCann

3. ““When one party to any civil action is a lunatic suing or defending by guardian or when one party sues or is sued in a representative capacity, no other party thereto may testify as to any transaction with or statement by the lunatic while of sound mind or with or by the decedent, unless: a. The guardian of the lunatic or the representative of the decedent offers himself as a witness on his own behalf, and testifies to any transaction with or statement by his testator, intestate or ward, in which event the other party may be a witness on his own behalf as to all transactions with or statements by the lunatic while of sound mind or by the decedent, which are pertinent to the issue; or, * *”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Germann v. Matriss