Schriver v. Schriver’s Empirical Analysis
1945
Citation profile
47 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 47 later decisions — most recently October 2001 · most notably Robeson v. State (1979), 58 Md. App. 386 - Sharp v. Sharp (1984)
47 state decisions
Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.
Relationships
Relies on Campbell v. Campbell · Collins v. Collinss · Kremelberg v. Kremelberg · Heinmuller v. Heinmuller · Hilbert v. Hilbert
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 47 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
““ ‘if, after looking at the evidence with all the distrust and vigilance with which * * * it ought to be regarded, the Court should come to the conclusion, first, that the evidence is trustworthy, secondly, that it amounts to a clear, distinct and unequivocal admission of adultery, we have no hesitation in saying that the Court ought to act upon such evidence, and afford the injured party the relief sought for.’... In Maryland, divorces have been granted on evidence consisting largely of admissions of adultery. Kremelberg v. Kremelberg, 52 Md. 553, 556 [1879]; Fassett v. Fassett, 143 Md. 35, 41, 42 [ 121 A. 859 ], [1923]____” Schriver, supra at 241-242 , 44 A.2d 479 .”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority““In proceedings for permanent alimony or sep arate maintenance, the same requirements as to proof, including corroboration, are necessary as where divorce is sought.””
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority““The principal object of the latter provision is to prevent collusion, and when the possibility of collusion is precluded, the corroboration need be but slight.””
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.