Moody v. Moody’s Empirical Analysis
1961
Citation profile
7
cited by 7 later decisions
2
states following
May 1994
most recently cited
7 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Young v. . Young · Taylor v. . Taylor · Mallard v. Mallard · Ellis v. Ellis · Byers v. . Byers
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.
“In all cases where a husband and wife have lived separate and apart for three consecutive years, without cohabitation, and are still so living separate and apart by reason of the incurable insanity of one of them, the court may grant a decree of absolute divorce upon the petition of the sane spouse: . . . Provided further, the evidence shall show that the insane spouse is suffering from incurable insanity, and has been confined or examined for three consecutive years next preceding the bringing of the action in an institution for the care and treatment of the mentally disordered or, if not so confined, has been examined at least three years preceding the institution of the action for divorce and then found to be incurably insane as hereinafter provided.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“mental impairment must be to such extent that defendant does not understand what he or she is engaged in doing, and the nature and consequences of the act.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Scott v. Scott
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.