Fleming v. Lee’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

3 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 3 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““We do not feel that plaintiff’s refusal of marital relations, under the circumstances, can be considered unreasonable and therefore does not constitute fault on her part. The infliction of corporal punishment by the defendant was not in anywise justified and constitutes cruel treatment.” [ 145 So.2d 618, 621 ]”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 200 So. 2d 771 - Moseley v. Moseley

2. ““On account of habitual intemperance of one of the married persons, or excesses, cruel treatment, or outrages of one of them towards the other, if such habitual intemperance, or such ill-treatment is of such a nature as to render their living together insupportable *”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 234 So. 2d 781 - Chapin v. Chapin