Maslen v. Anderson’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

21 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 22 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““The jurisdiction of the circuit courts in chancery, in this State, in divorce proceedings, is strictly statutory. Perkins v. Perkins, 16 Mich. 162 ; Baugh v. Baugh, 37 Mich. 59 ( 26 Am. Rep. 495 ); Peck v. Peck, 66 Mich. 586 ; Peck v. Uhl, 66 Mich. 592 . Such courts have no inherent power as courts of equity to decree permanent alimony at all. Perkins v. Perkins, supra, citing Peltier v. Peltier, Harr. Ch. (Mich.) 19. Our statutes give the court power to grant alimony to the wife for the support of herself and minor children, and to give a lien against the property of the husband to secure the payment of the same: but they do not give the court power to decree the payment of any sum to the children upon their reaching majority, or to create a lien to secure the payment thereof.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Newton v. Security National Bank

2. ““If a court or tribunal pronounces a judgment it has no authority to grant, or one outside of the issues made and before the court for determination, then such judgment in excess of the power conferred is void as to such excess of its powers.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Briggs v. Cass Circuit Judge

3. ““We are satisfied with the decree of the court below, in so far as it deals with the subject of alimony to be paid to Louisa A. Anderson.””

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