7 canonical passages across 6 cases, quoted by 21 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side — they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from In the Estate of Vess.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | In the Estate of Vess Anchor | green | “the register docketed the two prior wills and two prior codicils, each of which had been filed with the register for safekeeping” | 3 |
| 2 | Holmes v. Mitchell | green | “he words are the means to ascertain , and, however scattered, if they explain it, they are to be collected and put together, that the will may have the effect intended” | 3 |
| 3 | Taylor v. Watson | green | “he court must put themselves in the place of the party making the instrument” | 3 |
| 4 | Taylor v. Watson | green | “he intention of the testator is to be gathered from all its provisions, developed by the light of surrounding circumstances” | 3 |
| 5 | Clarke v. Smith | green | “heirs" and "heirs lawfully begotten” | 3 |
| 6 | Estep v. Mackey | green | “without issue" and "without heirs” | 3 |
| 7 | Hammond v. Hammond | green | “n order to discover the intention of the testator, it is the duty of the court to put themselves in the place of the testator, and then see how the terms of the will affect the property or the subject-matter” | 3 |
A red or yellow flag on a member means the underlying case has negative treatment — for those, check the case page before relying on the passage.