McManus v. McManus’s Empirical Analysis

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3 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 3 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““In either event, it is required that the debts of the husband be pleaded either as an affirmative defense or as an incidental demand, and his failure to do so, when objection is timely made, restricts him only to the relief requested in his answer, that is, dismissal of the petition.” 294 So.2d at 608 . 1”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Molero v. Perez

2. “"He (referring to Mr. Butler) is entitled to credit for whatever he pays out in the way of payments and maintenance, ..." (emphasis added).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 391 So. 2d 1193 - Kennedy v. Kennedy