Violet S. David v. Lester S. Blumenthal’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

24 federal appellate · 17 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 49 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““The purpose of this bill is to clarify and define the authority of the domestic relations branch in the municipal court [now the Court of General Sessions] to adjudicate the interests of husband and wife in personal and real property in the District of Columbia, in all actions coming before the domestic relations branch, other than proceedings in adoption. if * if if * “Since some members of the court have expressed concern as to whether the domestic relations branch in the municipal court has jurisdiction in these matters relating to the adjudication of property rights, your committee feels that it is desirable to resolve this doubt by specifically conferring jurisdiction upon the court.””

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Williams v. Williams · Carol Mohler Williams v. Robert P. Williams, Eastern Building & Loan Association, and Anna Williams

2. “§ 11-1101. Exclusive jurisdiction. The Family Division of the Superior Court shall be assigned, in accordance with chapter 9, exclusive jurisdiction of— * * * * * * (3) actions to enforce support of any person as required by law; * ⅜ * * * * (8) determinations and adjudications of property rights, both real and personal, in any action referred to in this section, irrespective of any jurisdictional limitation imposed on the Superior Court. . . .”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Travis v. Benson

3. “* * * [I]t would be highly burdensome to both courts so to split the cause of action into segments, since both would be handicapped * * * by lack of authority to deal with the problem in all its aspects.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Don Morrow v. District of Columbia, in the Matter of Harry T. Alexander, Judge, District of Columbia Court of General Sessions