Ullah v. Ullah’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

13 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 15 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “While a guiding principle of equitable distribution is that parties are entitled to receive equitable awards which are proportionate to their contributions to the marriage, ... in the instant case the contributions each spouse made prior to winning the prize have little relevance to the manner in which the lottery jackpot should be distributed. This award was won through sheer luck, against odds of 12,913,-583 to one. As [the trial court] aptly recognized, this enormous return required “little effort or investment”. As it was predominately the result of fortuitous circumstances and not the result of either spouse’s toil or labor, we find that an equal division of this jackpot was entirely appropriate.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Thomas v. Thomas

2. ““in the instant case the contributions each spouse made prior to winning the prize have little relevance to the manner in which the lottery jackpot should be distributed. This award was won through sheer luck, against odds of 12,913,583 to one. As Justice Rigler [trial judge] aptly recognized, this enormous return required ‘little effort or investment’. As it was predominately the result of fortuitous circumstances and not the result of either spouse’s toil or labor, we find that an equal division of this jackpot was entirely appropriate.” _ A.D.2d at _, 555 N.Y.S.2d at 835 .”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 206 Ill. App. 3d 859 - In Re Marriage of Mahaffey

3. “” Consistent with the legislative intent to treat modern marriages as economic partnerships [citation], clearly the unambiguous, plain meaning of Domestic Relations Law §236(B)(1)(c) mandates that a lottery jackpot, including future payments, the right to which arose during the marriage by virtue of the efforts of one spouse, and upon a wager of marital funds, constitutes marital property subject to equitable distribution [citations].” (_A.D.2d at_, 555 N.Y.S.2d at 835 .)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 206 Ill. App. 3d 859 - In Re Marriage of Mahaffey