125 Ind. App. 658 - Smith v. Smith’s Empirical Analysis
1955
Citation profile
16
cited by 16 later decisions
2
states following
April 1976
most recently cited
16 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Sterne v. Vert · Davis v. Davis · 95 Ind. App. 553 - Arnold v. Arnold · State Ex Rel. Balsley v. St. Joseph Superior Court No. 1 · Raborn v. Woods
Most-quoted passages
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““ . . . This appeal is, and of necessity must be, from the entire judgment as rendered. To permit the appellant to beneficially avail herself of selected portions of the decree and yet seek a reversal of the judgment would be not only unjust but, in the event of a reversal, would pose serious consequences both on the court and the parties. This court has repeatedly held that a party having accepted benefits from a judgment cannot now have that judgment reversed. ...””
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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