Crain v. Crain’s Empirical Analysis
2000
Citation profile
12
cited by 12 later decisions
1
states following
March 2009
most recently cited
12 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Murphy v. Carron · Bredeman v. Eno · In Re Marriage of Williams · H.J.I. ex rel. J.M.I. v. M.E.C. · Gering v. Walcott
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 12 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“[Appellant] must first show that he had good cause for the failure to answer the petition. Good cause contemplates conduct not intentionally or recklessly designed to impede the judicial process and which demonstrates his freedom from negligence in allowing the default to occur.... [Appellant] argues that there is not a scintilla of evidence that his conduct was intentionally designed to impede the judicial system. That argument miscasts the issue. It is [Appellant’s] burden to demonstrate his reasonable excuse for failure to respond to the summons.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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