Stone v. Stone’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

11 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 11 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““While we apparently have no statute on the subject we are of the opinion that the provision of 12 O. S. 1941, Sec. 1283, declaring that the children of the voidable marriage shall be legitimate, must be deemed to impliedly grant the power to provide for the future custody and support of such children when avoiding the marriage. The Supreme court of Arkansas has so construed a similar statute, saying that ‘while the law permits him to be relieved of his obligations as a husband, it does not relieve him from those of a father.’ Kibler v. Kibler, 180 Ark. 1152 , 24 S.W.2d 867, 869 .””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 12 Ill. App. 2d 497 - Cardenas v. Cardenas

2. ““A child born during wedlock, whether conceived before or after the marriage, is presumed to be legitimate and such presumption may be overcome only by strong and conclusive proof.” “Where, in an action by the husband to annul a marriage, the rights of a legitimate minor child are involved, the court may require the husband, where able, to make reasonable provision for the support, of the wife and child pending the suit, the future custody, support and education of the child, the expenses incident to the birth of the child, and reasonable suit money to enable her to defend.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Greenwood v. Greenwood