Green v. Green’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

53 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 53 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““In questions relating to alimony the court is not called upon to compare these imperfect sympathies so as to determine, with certainty, which was most at fault; but, where there is no moral delinquency upon the wife’s part, it is a sufficient ground for giving her alimony that the husband, being the support of the family, was a substantial participant in the shortcomings which led to the separation.””

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Duff v. Duff · Asbury v. Asbury

2. ““.We understand the rule to be that, in an action for a divorce, the right to alimony will follow if the wife is granted the divorce; and that, while the facts proven may not justify a divorce, alimony may nevertheless be allowed; and while this court has no power to reverse a judgment of divorce, if the husband was not entitled to it, alimony will be given the wife, if otherwise entitled.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Stiles v. Stiles