Lang v. Lutz’s Empirical Analysis

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2 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. ““When the circumstances give rise to a presumption of undue influence, the burden of going forward with the proof shifts to the grantee/beneflciary to prove by clear and convincing evidence: (1) good faith on the part of the grantee/beneflciary; (2) grantor’s full knowledge and deliberation of his actions and their consequences; and (3) advice of (a) a competent person, (b) disconnected from the grantee and (c) devoted wholly to the grantor/testator’s interest”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Estate of Smith v. Smith (In re Smith)

2. “[t]he action for slander of title was therefore rendered moot when the chancellor entered his judgment setting aside the conveyance which was the subject of the slander of title suit.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Fresenius Med. Care Holdings, Inc. v. Hood