129 N.J. Eq. 42 - Shaffer v. Shaffer’s Empirical Analysis
1941
Citation profile
17 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 17 later decisions — most recently April 1972
17 state decisions
Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.
Relationships
Relies on Lynde v. Lynde · 79 N.J. Eq. 144 - Suydam v. Suydam · 124 N.J. Eq. 12 - Acheson v. Acheson · 98 N.J. Eq. 300 - Vogel v. Sloan
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 17 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
““Counsel fees may be awarded pending final hearing and after final decree. The theory of allowing counsel fee pendente lite is for the purpose of protecting or defending the wife’s marital rights. The wife is a privileged suitor in divorce cases and generally is entitled to alimony and counsel fees pendente lite. Suydam v. Suydam, 79 N. J. Eq. 144. But there is no provision of statute authorizing counsel fees pendente lite in matrimonial actions; such allowance is a necessary incident of the alimony allowed the wife on a preliminary application. It is often referred to by earlier texts as ‘suit money.’ ” .”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“* * * The cause of action has abated by mutual consent of the parties. If there was a cause of action and there is no proof that the complainant's action was well founded in fact it is not an action that was settled or discontinued, it simply ceased to exist, has become void by act of the parties, husband and wife voluntarily resuming the normal marriage state. No lien could attach thereto. Nor could a lien be impressed on the decree for there was no decree favorable to either husband or wife.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“* * * Public policy ordains that the marriage status be maintained and it is the duty of counsel to encourage settlement of such cases under any circumstances.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.