Moore v. Moore’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

6 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 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““If, in the initial divorce proceeding, plaintiff’s pregnancy had been disclosed to the court it would have been within the power of the court to determine that defendant was the father of the expectant child and to include in the decree an order directing defendant to pay support money for that child (citations omitted). From the standpoint of the court’s jurisdiction the case is no different where the wife’s pregnancy during the proceeding is not disclosed until after the decree. The court’s jurisdiction continues after the decree, not only to modify the decree so as to require the payment of support money for the omitted child, but also to determine the question of paternity (citations omitted). The fact that plaintiff purposely concealed her pregnancy from the court cannot militate against the child’s right to be supported by its father. In these proceedings the criterion for judgment is the child’s welfare and not the fault of the parent.””

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

2. “The fact that plaintiff purposely concealed her pregnancy from the court cannot militate against the child’s right to be supported by its father. In these proceedings the criterion for judgment is the child’s welfare and not the fault of the parent, [emphasis added]”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Csp v. Ddc