184 Mich. App. 395 - Lesko v. Lesko’s Empirical Analysis

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19 state decisions

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

1. ““On the one hand, plaintiff may become ill and not retain his sick days until retirement. On the other hand, he has accumulated these sick days and vacation days during the marriage, he has a right to the use or pay for these days and they are capable of being assigned a value. In balancing all of the factors, we find that such banked leave days are a divisible marital asset. However, the tax consequences should be taken into consideration in making the determination of value.” Lesko, 184 Mich. App. at 402 , 457 N.W.2d at 699 .”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 236 Ill. 2d 249 - Marriage of Abrell v. Abrell · In re the Marriage of Cardona

2. “It need not be liquidated by the payment of cash; it is usually dissipated when the person entitled to do so takes the vacation time or utilizes his or her sick leave. Thus, it is far from being as tangible as a pension or retirement benefit is.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Wenger v. Wenger, Unpublished Decision (10-29-2003)

3. “[The cash value of unused sick leave and vacation time is a marital asset subject to equitable distribution.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. In re the Marriage of Cardona