Scribner v. Gibbs’s Empirical Analysis

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4 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 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “(1) The testator, in the presence of two (2) or more attesting witnesses, shall signify to the witnesses that the instrument is the testator's will and either: (A) sign the will: (B) acknowledge the testator's signature already made; or (C) at the testator's direction and in the testator's presence have someone else sign the testator's name. (2) The attesting witnesses must sign in the presence of the testator and each other.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. In the Matter of The Supervised Estate of Gary L. Steinmetz, With Personal Representative: Ruth Steinmetz v. Daryl Steinmetz (mem. dec.)

2. “Publication of a will is the testator's act of making it known in the presence of witnesses that the instrument to be signed is the testator's last will and testament.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. In the Matter of The Supervised Estate of Gary L. Steinmetz, With Personal Representative: Ruth Steinmetz v. Daryl Steinmetz (mem. dec.)

3. “We cannot consider evidence not designated to the trial court in reviewing its summary judgment ruling.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Joan Tutino v. Rohr-Indy Motors Inc d/b/a Bob Rohrman's Indy Honda and Bob Rohrman Honda Dealership, Service Department d/b/a Bob Rohrman Honda Service Department