265 Mich. App. 131 - Reed v. Reed’s Empirical Analysis

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10 state decisions

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

1. “"Antenuptial agreements are subject to the rules of construction applicable to contracts in general. Antenuptial agreements, like other written contracts, are matters of agreement by the parties, and the function of the court is to determine what the agreement is and enforce it. Clear and unambiguous language may be [sic] not rewritten under the guise of interpretation; rather, contract terms must be strictly enforced as written, and unambiguous terms must be construed according to their plain and ordinary meaning. If the agreement fairly admits of but one interpretation, even if inartfully worded or clumsily arranged, it is not unambiguous [sic]. [Citations omitted.]"”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Schubiner v. Zolman (In re Schubiner)

2. “In a divorce action in Michigan, [T]he trial court’s jurisdiction is limited to the dissolution of the marriage, and to matters ancillary to the marriage’s dissolution, such as child support, spousal support, an equitable division of marital assets, and the award to one spouse of the other spouse’s property in certain circumstances. So, in a divorce action, the trial court lacks the authority to compel a party to convey property or a property interest to a third person, even a child of the parties, or to adjudicate claims of third parties.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Lewis v. Lewis (In Re LEWIS)

3. “A trial court's ruling on the admission or exclusion of evidence is reviewed for an abuse of discretion.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Buchanan v. Crisler