Laughman v. Laughman’s Empirical Analysis

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1 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 1 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““Balancing the needs of the former wife against the ability of the former husband to pay alimony, we find no substantial basis for disagreement with the conclusion reached by the trial court that defendant is unable to pay more than that which he has been .directed to pay to the mother for support of the daughters.” Id. p. 208.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. La Hood v. La Hood

2. ““When the wife has not been at fault, and she has not sufficient means for her support, the court may allow her, out of the property and earnings of the husband, alimony which shall not exceed one-third of his income”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. La Hood v. La Hood