Dillingham v. Dillingham’s Empirical Analysis
2010
Citation profile
5
cited by 5 later decisions
1
states following
May 2019
most recently cited
5 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Kessing v. National Mortgage Corporation · 130 N.C. App. 729 - Bruce-Terminix Company v. Zurich Ins. Co. · Vassey v. Burch · Mims v. Mims · In the Matter of T.S.A.
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 5 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“In this State partition proceedings have been consistently held to be equitable in nature, and the court has jurisdiction to adjust all equities in respect to the property. Partition is always subject to the principle that he who seeks it by coming into equity for relief must do equity. Equity will not award partition at the suit of one in violation of his own agreement....”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“[A]n issue is material if the facts alleged are such as to constitute a legal defense or are of such nature as to affect the result of the action, or if the resolution of the issue is so essential that the party against whom it is resolved may not prevail. A question of fact which is immaterial does not preclude summary judgment.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“Such an agreement may be verbal, if it has been acted upon, and it need not be expressed, but will be readily implied, and enforced, if necessary to the protection of the parties.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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.