Thill v. Thill’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

37 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 37 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Unless otherwise indicated, the court from time to time after considering all relevant factors including the financial resources of both parties, 15 the merits of the case and the actions of the parties during the pendency of the action, 16 may order a party to pay a reasonable amount for the cost to the other party of maintaining or defending any proceeding pursuant to sections 452.300 to 452.415 and for attorney’s fees, including sums for legal services rendered and costs incurred prior to the commencement of the proceeding and after entry of a final judgment. The court may order that the amount be paid directly to the attorney, who may enforce the order in the attorney’s name.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Davis v. Schmidt

2. “If a parent receives rents or royalties or is self-employed, in a sole proprietorship, or business with joint ownership, “gross income” is gross receipts minus the ordinary and necessary expenses incurred to produce such receipts. Depreciation, investment tax credits and other non-cash reductions of gross receipts may be excluded from such ordinary and necessary expenses.”

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

3. “There are a number of various valuation methodologies which fall within one of the following broad categories: (1) earning approach; (2) liquidation ("underlying asset”

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