197 N.C. App. 592 - Tucker v. Tucker’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

24 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 24 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “'When reviewing a trial court's contempt order, the appellate court is limited to determining whether there is competent evidence to support the trial court's findings and whether the findings support the conclusions [of law].'”

   8 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 249 N.C. App. 292 - Lueallen v. Lueallen · 263 N.C. App. 213 - Servatius v. Ryals

2. “(a) Failure to comply with an order of a court is a continuing civil contempt as long as: (1) The order remains in force; (2) The purpose of the order may still be served by compliance with the order; (2a) The noncompliance by the person to whom the order is directed is willful; and (3) The person to whom the order is directed is able to comply with the order or is able to take reasonable measures that would enable the person to comply with the order.”

   5 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 263 N.C. App. 213 - Servatius v. Ryals · Tigani v. Tigani

3. “Thus, the trial court properly considered the assets that defendant had available at the time of the hearing to satisfy the $10,000.00 payment towards the alimony arrears and specifically based its conclusion regarding defendant's ability to pay upon the fact that defendant had available, inter alia , $6,200.00 from his 401K account and a $2,000.00 cashier's check, which together would comprise $8,200.00 of the $10,000.00.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 253 N.C. App. 484 - Plasman v. Decca Furniture (USA), Inc.