Baker v. Baker’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

9 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 9 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““The lower court found that plaintiff knew of defendant’s prior marriage at the time the alleged common-law marriage commenced, and an examination of the record discloses ample evidence to support this conclusion. Where the arrangement under which the parties lived together was a meretricious one, the court will grant no relief. In re Brenchley’s Estate, 96 Wash. 223 , 164 P. 913 , L.R.A.1917E, 968; In re Sloan’s Estate, 50 Wash. 86 , 96 P. 684 , 17 L.R.A. (N.S.) 960. The element of good faith is controlling. Figoni v. Figoni, 211 Cal. 354 , 295 P. 339 ; Schneider v. Schneider, 183 Cal. 335 , 191 P. 533 , 11 A.L.R. 1386 . Further, in such a situation, there is no implied obligation on the part of the man to compensate the woman for household services rendered by her. Estate of Fox, 178 Wis. 369 , 190 N.W. 90 , 31 A.L.R. 420 . The parties are left to resort to such action in regard to their property rights as they may be advised.” (Italics supplied.)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Carlson v. Olson