108 Ind. App. 350 - Cornwell v. Cornwell’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

33 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 33 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““ ‘The welfare of the child is paramount to the claims of either parent, and its care and custody should be awarded with regard to the best interests of the child. The trial judge is in a position to see the parties, to observe their conduct and demeanor, and to hear them testify, and his decision ought not be reversed unless an abuse of discretion has been shown.’ Cornwell v. Cornwell (1940), 108 Ind. App. 350, 354 , 29 N.E.2d 317, 318 .””

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Hurst v. Hurst · 170 Ind. App. 241 - Schwartz v. Schwartz

2. ““The courts of this state have long recognized that the amount of alimony to be awarded in divorce proceedings is within the sound discretion of the trial court, and the appellate tribunal will not reverse the decision unless an abuse of such discretion has been shown. There are no well-established rules for measuring the amount of alimony to be awarded, such amount always depending upon the facts and circumstances in each particular case.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 111 Ind. App. 570 - Ralston v. Ralston · 123 Ind. App. 152 - Baker v. Baker