Whitesides v. Whitesides’s Empirical Analysis

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4 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 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““ ‘Can alimony against the husband be awarded when there is no allegation, evidence or finding that he was the party at fault?’ In an adversary proceeding the answer would be ‘No,’ but where, as here, the parties acted in agreement and the judgment was entered by consent, the answer is ‘Yes.’ . . .” 222 N.C. at 186, 22 S.E. 2d at 580 .”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 36 N.C. App. 573 - Cox v. Cox

2. “It is generally held that provisions in judgments and decrees entered by consent of all the parties may be sustained and enforced, though they are outside the issues raised by the pleadings, if the court has general jurisdiction of the matters adjudicated. 222 N.C. at 186, 22 S.E. 2d at 580 .”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 78 N.C. App. 464 - Davis v. Davis