Moore v. Smith

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• affirming a finding of undue influence in part because of an abrupt change in a longstanding plan
• finding undue influence in part because the caveatee arranged for the attorney who prepared the new will
• “[i]n light of the intimate nature of [the testator’s] physical limitations and reliance on [the defendant] to attend his personal and physical needs, as well as [the testator’s] financial affairs, the development of a confidential relationship was 36 inevitable”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

11 cases in this archive cite this case.

• In Re the Estate of Haneberg
  Supreme Court of Kansas· 2000-12-08· cited 33×
• Gay L. Leimbach v. Marsha S. Allen
  Fourth Circuit· 1992-10-06· cited 29×
• Upman v. Clarke
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 2000-06-06· cited 21×
• Orwick v. Moldawer
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 2003-05-01· cited 18×
• Anderson v. Meadowcroft
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1995-07-19· cited 17×
• Zook v. Pesce
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 2014-05-16· cited 11×
• Green v. McClintock
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 2014-08-01· cited 8×
• Drummond v. Freeland (In Re Freeland)
  D. Maryland· 2006-12-21· cited 7×
• DAVID ROSS v. BETTY J. BLACKWELL
  District of Columbia Court of Appeals· 2016-09-22· cited 6×
• In Re Estate of Turpin
  District of Columbia Court of Appeals· 2011-05-19· cited 5×
• Conrad v. Gamble
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 2008-12-30· cited 4×

Cites

20 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Hiss v. Weik
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1894-01-12· cited 45×
• Sellers v. Qualls
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 2001-10-03· cited 30×
• In Re Estate of West
  Supreme Court of Delaware· 1987-03-23· cited 26×
• Young v. Young
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 1977-09-09· cited 24×
• Grove v. Spiker
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1890-06-18· cited 24×
• Lighter v. Marvin
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 1988-01-08· cited 22×
• Arbogast, Exec. v. MacMillan
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1960-02-23· cited 22×
• Frush v. Green
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1898-01-04· cited 19×
• In Re Burrell's Estate
  Supreme Court of Iowa· 1959-12-15· cited 17×
• Stockslager v. Hartle
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 2001-10-14· cited 17×
• Gold Will
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1962-06-28· cited 14×
• Shearer v. Healy
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1967-06-02· cited 12×
• Coppock v. Carlson
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1989-04-11· cited 11×
• Wall v. Heller
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 1985-01-11· cited 10×
• Matter of Estate of Jones
  South Dakota Supreme Court· 1985-06-19· cited 7×
• Nalley v. Nalley
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1969-04-09· cited 7×
• Smith v. Crites
  Missouri Court of Appeals· 1989-11-07· cited 6×
• In Re the Estate of Opsahl
  Court of Appeals of Minnesota· 1989-11-28· cited 5×
• Sheets v. Estate of Sheets
  Supreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1975-10-10· cited 5×
• Hess v. Frazier
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 1975-06-25· cited 2×