Ipock v. Ipock’s Empirical Analysis

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14 state decisions

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

1. ““. . . . (I)t is expressly provided in G.S. 50-15, ‘That no order allowing alimony pendente lite shall be made unless the husband shall have had five days notice thereof, and in all oases of application for alimony pendente lite 'Under this or section 50-16, whether .in ¡or out of term, it shall 'be permissible for the husband to be heard ¡by ¡affidavit in -reply or -answer to the lalleg-ati'onis of the complaint.’ “Consequently, in passing on such motion the judge is expected to look into the merits ¡of the action -and determine in his sound legal discretion!, -after -considering the -allegations of the complaint and the evidence of the respective parties-, whether or n-ot ¡the movant iis entitled to the relief ¡sought. (Citations omitted). And where it affirmatively -appears the ¡defendant was not permitted to offer evidence which was pertinent to the allegations of the -complaint, the exception thereto- will be -sustained. (Citation omitted).””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Parker v. Parker · 5 N.C. App. 296 - Speck v. Speck