159 N.C. App. 224 - Middleton v. Middleton’s Empirical Analysis
2003
Citation profile
18 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 127 N.C. App. 705 - Sharpe v. Nobles · 99 N.C. App. 380 - Hartsell v. Hartsell · Hankins v. Somers · 39 N.C. App. 721 - American Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Griffin · Rose's Stores, Inc. v. Tarrytown Center, Inc.
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 19 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“The standard of review we follow in a contempt proceeding is limited to determining whether there is competent evidence to support the findings of fact and whether the findings support the conclusions of law.”
4 later decisions quote this exact passage“Plaintiff sought to recover attorney fees incurred while enforcing the consent judgment which settled the issue of equitable distribution between the parties. This Court has held that the contempt power of the district court includes the authority to award attorney fees as a condition of purging contempt for failure to comply with an order.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.