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

1. ““This opinion might very easily be extended indefinitely on the question of the extent of plaintiff’s efforts and industry in carrying out her part of the marriage relationship in the rearing, earing for and educating the eight minor children of the parties during the long period of years they were separated but it is sufficient to say that under the facts of this case we have no hesitancy whatsoever in saying that the plaintiff must be said to have contributed to the accumulation of the property and that surely in this sense of the word it was ‘acquired by the parties jointly during their marriage’ within the meaning of the provision of the statute heretofore quoted. . . .” (1. c. 81.)”

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

2. ““And to such property, whether real or personal, as shall have been acquired by the parties jointly during their marriage, whether the title thereto be in either or both of said parties, the court shall make such division between the parties respectively as may appear just and reasonable, by a division of the property in kind, or by setting the same apart to one of the parties, and requiring the other thereof to pay such sum as may be just and proper to effect a fair and just division thereof.””

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