Hyde v. Hyde’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

28 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 28 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “. . á sum decreed to be paid to a mother for the support of a child whose custody is awarded, to the mother is a distinct thing from alimony awarded to a wife in a divorce action . . .” (1. c. 665, 666.)”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Ediger v. Ediger · Hyde v. Hyde

2. ““For the care and maintenance of the child of the parties, namely, Sarah Grace Hyde, the defendant, Alex Hyde, shall pay to the plaintiff, Helen G. Hyde, thirty-six hundred dollars (83,600) per annum, divided into monthly payments of three hundred dollars ($300) each; such payments may be made by the said defendant, Alex Hyde, by depositing the same to the credit of the plaintiff, Helen G. Hyde, in the First National Bank in Wichita, Wichita, Kan., at any time on or before the fifth day of each calendar month; such payments for the care, custody and maintenance of said child shall continue so long as said child shall remain dependent, and this court hereby retains full jurisdiction upon the application of either party to, if in the judgment of this court that should be done, determine whether or not, at the time of such application, such child is still dependent and whether or not the circumstances or situation of the parties to this action justify the amendment or alteration of the terms of this decree with reference to the care and maintenance of said child or the amount to be paid by the defendant therefor.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Hyde v. Hyde · Hyde v. Hyde