348 So. 2d 699 - Brown v. Brown’s Empirical Analysis

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

1. “"... a final judgment shall grant the relief to which the party in whose favor it is rendered is entitled, even if the party had not demanded such relief in his pleadings and the latter contain no prayer for general and equitable relief ."”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 592 So. 2d 855 - Gibson v. Gibson · 470 So. 2d 939 - Tassin v. Setliff

2. “. The law is settled that a trial judge is vested with much discretion in fixing the amount of an alimony award. Such an award will not be disturbed by a reviewing court absent a clear showing of an abuse of said discretion. Holloway v. Holloway, 296 So.2d 435 (La.App. 1st Cir. 1974); Guilbeau v. Latour, 270 So.2d 328 (La.App. 3rd Cir. 1972). .”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Perkins v. Perkins

3. “the relief warranted by the averments contained in the pleadings and the evidence.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 592 So. 2d 855 - Gibson v. Gibson