Taylor v. Taylor’s Empirical Analysis

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8 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 8 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““Under the provisions of G. S. 1947 Supp., 60-1511, when a husband is granted a divorce by reason of the fault or aggression of the wife, the division of property to be made between the parties, irrespective whether such property has been jointly acquired or is the separate property of the husband, is a matter which rests in the sound judicial discretion of the trial court. “A division of property made by a trial court in a divorce proceeding will not be disturbed on appellate review unless it appears the pertinent statute has been disregarded or clearly shown the trial court’s action in making such division is so unjust and unreasonable as to constitute an abuse of discretion.” (Syl. H 1 and 2.)”

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

2. ““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