Johnson v. Johnson’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

12 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 12 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““It is a fundamental and well-known proposition of law that a court of equity shall be guided by considerations of fairness and justice while exercising its discretionary powers in the area of maintenance and support. Though seeking to enforce the husband’s family obligations and provide needed assistance for his wife and children, the court should, at the same time, remain equally mindful of the husband’s welfare and avoid penalizing him by the imposition of harsh financial terms. * * * ””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Bell v. Bell · Russell v. Russell