Johnson v. Johnson’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 district · 29 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 31 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““It should be borne in mind that the enforcement of an alimony decree in this State, as in other states, differs radically from the enforcement of an ordinary money judgment. In the latter case, subject to some exceptions not pertinent here, enforcement may be had by execution against property only, and not by attachment for contempt. But in the case of a decree for alimony a defaulting husband may be imprisoned if he fails to make payment in accordance with the terms of the decree.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Katzburg v. Katzburg · White v. White

2. ““In the former appeal we held that a decree for alimony granted by a Florida Court may be established in this State as a local judgment and enforced by equitable remedies, such as contempt proceedings against the defendant for failure to comply with the judgment of the Court, in such manner as is customary in the enforcement of domestic decrees for alimony by and through the equity Courts of this State.””

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

3. “and the procedure of enforcement to be followed is a matter exclusively for our Courts”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Bart Dalton v. Carol Dalton