Bollenbach v. Bollenbach’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

190 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 190 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““It is axiomatic that in divorce cases the district court must be accorded a broad discretion with respect to the division of property, allowance of alimony, provision for the custody and support of the children of the parties, and allowances for expenses of litigation. * * * Minn. St. 518.58 permits the trial court to make such disposition of property acquired during coverture as ‘shall appear just and equitable, having regard to * * * all the facts and circumstances of the case.’ ””

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Marriage of Volesky v. Volesky · Solon v. Solon

2. “A party to a marriage subject to severance in divorce proceedings cannot be permitted to subvert the orderly processes of the courts by concealing, dissipating, or misusing his assets in anticipation of divorce so as to reduce the property available for division * * *.”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. In Re the Marriage of Helland v. Helland · Marriage of Griepp v. Griepp

3. “This court, when called upon to review the exercise of trial court discretion in a case such as this, will and must affirm the decision made if it has an acceptable basis in fact and principle even though we might have made a different disposition of the problem.”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Marriage of Rohling v. Rohling · Marriage of Kenville v. Kenville