Smith v. Smith’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

15 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 15 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““In favor of either party to the marriage when the other has committed actual violence on his or her person, attended with danger to life or health, or when from his or her conduct there is reasonable apprehension of such violence. * * * ””

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Collins v. Collins · Shaddix v. Shaddix

2. ““Complainant avers that prior to their separation on September 9, 1955, but after their remarriage to each other on September 3, 1955, the respondent committed actual violence on the person of your complainant, attended with danger to her life or health, or from his conduct there was reasonable apprehension of such violence, in that the respondent slapped your complainant and struck her about the face and body, and complainant separated from the respondent and has not lived with him since.” (Emphasis supplied.)”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Collins v. Collins · Colburn v. Colburn