Brody v. Brody’s Empirical Analysis

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12 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 12 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “(Internal quotation marks omitted.) Id. Applying these principles to this case, we conclude that the court did not abuse its discretion in finding the defendant in contempt. The record supports the court's findings, namely, that the defendant had substantial equity in various real properties that he could have used to raise funds to meet his alimony and child support obligations. Having heard the defendant's testimony, the court was within its province to credit or not credit that testimony. Nonetheless, in Connecticut, it is clear that”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 165 Conn. App. 151 - Malpeso v. Malpeso

2. “[I]t is not the province of appellate courts to decide moot questions, disconnected from the granting of actual relief or from the determination of which no practical relief can follow.... In determining mootness, the dispositive question is whether a successful appeal would benefit the plaintiff or defendant in any way.... Mootness implicates this court's subject matter jurisdiction, raising a question of law over which we exercise plenary review.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 164 Conn. App. 439 - Prenderville v. Sinclair

3. “[t]he inability of a party to obey an order of the court, without fault on his part, is a good defense to the charge of contempt.... The contemnor must establish that he cannot comply, or was unable to do so.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 165 Conn. App. 151 - Malpeso v. Malpeso