372 Pa. Super. 24 - Laughlin v. Laughlin’s Empirical Analysis

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14 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 14 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “§ 1933. Particular controls general. Whenever a general provision in a statute shall be in conflict with a special provision in the same or another statute, the two shall be construed, if possible, so that effect may be given to both. If the conflict between the two provisions is irreconcilable, the special provision shall prevail and shall be construed as an exception to the general provision, unless the general provision shall be enacted later and it shall be the manifest intention of the General Assembly that such general provision shall prevail.”

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

2. “§ 8127. Personal earnings exempt from process. The wages, salaries and commissions of individuals shall while in the hands of the employer be exempt from any attachment, execution or other process except upon an action or proceeding: (1) For support. (2) For board for four weeks or less. (3) Under the act of August 7,1963 (P.L. 549, No. 290), referred to as the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency Act.”

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

3. “Support, child or spousal, assures a reasonable living allowance to the party requiring support.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 390 Pa. Super. 226 - King v. King