Egan, E. v. Egan, R.’s Empirical Analysis
2015
Citation profile
5 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 417 Pa. Super. 592 - McMahon v. McMahon · 399 Pa. Super. 421 - DeMatteis v. DeMatteis · Fortune v. LAWRENCE COUNTY ADULT PROBATION AND PAROLE DEPARTMENT · 360 Pa. Super. 297 - Levine v. Levine · Childress v. Bogosian
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 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“Our paramount interpretative task is to give effect to the intent of our General Assembly in enacting the particular legislation under review.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“[T]he best indication of the General Assembly's intent in enacting a statute may be found in its plain language [.]”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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