Roberts v. Dockstader’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

6 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 8 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““In an action by the wife against a stranger to recover damages for the alienation of the affections of her husband the corut correctly charged that in order for the plaintiff to recover it was necessary to show that it was the efforts of the defendant which were the controlling cause that destroyed the affection which the plaintiff’s husband had for her and caused their separation, and that the acts of the defendant were done knowingly and intentionally, for the purpose of alienating the husband’s affections.” (Syl. 3) “In an action by the wife against a stranger to recover for alienation of the affections of her husband an instruction which omits the qualification that the defendant must have acted knowingly and intentionally was properly refused.” (Syl. 4)”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Curry v. Kline · Wilson v. Aylward

2. ““Actions for damages for alienation of affection and for breach of promise of marriage have become so obnoxious to the public welfare that the legislatures of some states have abolished them. The remedy for alienation still exists in this state, but only subject to the limitations stated in the case of Powers v. Sumbler, 83 Kan. 1 , 110 Pac. 97 . The acts of the defendant must be done knowingly and intentionally, for the purpose of alienating the husband’s affection, and must be the controlling cause of alienation.” (p. 402)”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Long v. Fischer · Wilson v. Aylward