125 Ill. App. 2d 159 - Akin v. Akin’s Empirical Analysis

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14 state decisions

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

1. ““» 9 9 djvorce might be a better solution than separate maintenance, as the parties have apparently separated permanently without a chance for reconcilation. However, the wife elected to have her remedy in separate maintenance and is contesting the complaint for divorce. Divorce cannot be forced upon her, as divorce can only be granted upon sufficient proof of the grounds set forth under statute. Anything short of the requirements therein will not suffice.” Akin v. Akin, 125 Ill. App. 2d 159, 167-68 , 260 N.E.2d 481, 485 .”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 31 Ill. App. 3d 682 - Lowrance v. Lowrance · 38 Ill. App. 3d 866 - Kerbis v. Kerbis