Piper v. Piper’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

12 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 12 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““It is both practical and just that if one jointly or individually possesses an asset during the pendency of a divorce action and is subsequently awarded that asset by the divorce judgment, he should not have to divest himself of that asset before appealing the judgment. This is most obvious when the asset is a necessity of life.” Piper v. Piper, 234 N.W.2d at 623 .”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Haggard v. Haggard · Sanford v. Sanford

2. ““Where the reversal of the judgment cannot possibly affect the appellant’s right to the benefit he has secured under the judgment, then an appeal may be taken, and will be sustained, despite the fact that the appellant has sought and secured such benefit.” 4 N.D. at 381 , 61 N.W. at 469 .”

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

3. ““If a provision of the judgment appears to have been fixed by consent, or is undisputed, or, for any reason, cannot be changed or reversed by the appeal, an acceptance of the benefit given by such provision is not a waiver of the appeal.””

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