Crews v. Crews’s Empirical Analysis
2010
Citation profile
82 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Cheshire Mortgage Service, Inc. v. Montes · Collins v. Sears, Roebuck & Co. · Simeone v. Simeone · McHugh v. McHugh · Connecticut Union of Telephone Workers, Inc. v. Southern New England Telephone Co.
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 82 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“It is well established that [w]here there is definitive contract language, the determination of what the parties intended by their contractual commitments is a question of law. ... It is axiomatic that a matter of law is entitled to plenary review on appeal.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“In ascertaining the contractual rights and obligations of the parties, we seek to effectuate their intent, which is derived from the language employed in the contract, taking into consideration the circumstances of the parties and the transaction.... We accord the language employed in the contract a rational construction based on its common, natural and ordinary meaning and usage as applied to the subject matter of the contract. ... Where the language is unambiguous, we must give the contract effect according to its terms. ... Where the language is ambiguous, however, we must construe those ambiguities against the drafter. ... This approach corresponds with the general rule that [a]ny ambiguity in a declaration of condominium must be construed against the developer who authored the declaration.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“[the] abuse of discretion standard applies only to decisions based solely on factual determinations made by the trial court.... When the trial court conducts a legal analysis or considers a mixed question of law and fact, plenary review is appropriate, even in the family law context.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Jones v. State
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.