151 Ind. App. 70 - Mathews v. Mathews’s Empirical Analysis
1972
Citation profile
25
cited by 25 later decisions
1
states following
November 1981
most recently cited
25 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Pokraka v. Lummus Co. · McDaniel v. McDaniel · State Ex Rel. Cline v. Schricker · 149 Ind. App. 5 - Willsey v. Hartman · 141 Ind. App. 521 - Grant v. Grant
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 25 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
““ ‘Finally, it is contended that the court abused its discretion as to the allowance of attorney fees, in that they were too small. It is true that expert testimony before the court supported the.fact of much larger attorney fees than those awarded. However, the reasonableness of attorney fees is always a matter regarding which the judge,' being a lawyer, may take judicial notice. Therefore, this court will not disturb the trial court’s award as to attorney fees unless there is a clear abuse of discretion. Bitner v. Bitner (1950), 228 Ind. 259 , 91 N. E. 2d 169 .’ ””
1 later decision quote this exact passage““. . . In view of the fact that we have made this record so far and the further fact that we are required to pass on all cases on their merits, where it is at all possible, we are now deciding the case at bar on its merits. It is discernible as to what appellant is appealing from and what she is attempting to convey to this court and we will, therefore, forthwith deal with the merits of this cause.””
1 later decision quote this exact passage““Therefore, the exercise of a trial court’s discretion is not reviewable on appeal. It is only the abuse of the power of discretion which is reviewable on appeal and the presumption in favor of the correct action of the trial court is one of the strongest presumptions applicable to the consideration of a case on appeal.””
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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