Manning v. Manning’s Empirical Analysis
1976
Citation profile
7
cited by 7 later decisions
1
states following
April 1977
most recently cited
7 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Harwell v. Harwell · Friedman v. Friedman · Williford v. Williford · McCoy v. McCoy · Hodges v. Hodges
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 7 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“'The separation between us is complete and permanent. I am unwilling to live with the defendant (wife) at the present time. I am unwilling, and I refuse, to live with her at any time in the future. There is no possibility whatever of a reconciliation ever taking place between us. The marriage ... is irretrievably broken.’ ” Three Justices concurred fully in the majority opinion, another wrote a special concurrence in which he stated, after quoting from Harwell and McCoy :”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Dickson v. Dickson“The majority in this case . . . hold that where one party wants and sues for a divorce, it may be granted on summary judgment, without a trial, over the opposition of the other party. The rationale of this case is that where one party seeks a divorce, the marriage is irretrievably broken.” Id., p. 752. While I originally had grave doubts if the”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissente.g. Dickson v. Dickson
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.