Bolden v. Bolden’s Empirical Analysis

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12 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 13 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “It is axiomatic in our system of jurisprudence that where a court with jurisdiction over both the subject matter and the parties enters an order, such order must be obeyed. United States v. United Mine Workers of America, 330 U.S. 258 , 67 S.Ct. 677 , 91 L.Ed. 884 (1947). Appellant having failed to challenge by appeal the judgment of July 1, 1975 [underlying the motion for contempt], which included the property settlement, that judgment is final, binding, and not subject to our review. Maggio v. Zeitz, 333 U.S. 56 , 68 S.Ct. 401 , 92 L.Ed. 476 (1948). She was under a continuing duty to comply therewith. Noncompliance cannot be justified by seeking to establish that the judgment was improvident. Rather, justification is established only upon a showing of inability to perform or substantial performance. Maggio v. Zeitz, supra; Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen & Enginemen v. Bangor & Aroostook Railroad, 127 U.S.App.D.C. 23 , 380 F.2d 570 [cert. denied, 389 U.S. 327 , 88 S.Ct. 437 , 19 L.Ed.2d 560 ] (1967).”

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