Hirsch v. Hirsch’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

8 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 8 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “alimony for the first time after the divorce had been obtained as such would be an unconstitutional breach of due process.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State, Through Dept. of Health v. King · Willis v. Willis

2. “A court may exercise personal jurisdiction over a nonresident, who acts directly or by an agent, as to a cause of action arising from the nonresident's: * * * * * * (f) Non-support of a child or spouse or a former spouse domiciled in this state to whom an obligation of support is owed and with whom the nonresident formerly resided in this state.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Willis v. Willis · 434 So. 2d 513 - Stuckey v. Stuckey

3. “A. The court shall appoint an attorney at law to represent the defendant, on the petition or ex parte written motion of the plaintiff, when: (1) It has jurisdiction over the person or property of the defendant, or over the status involved, and the defendant is: (а) A nonresident or absentee who has not been served with process, either personally or through an agent for the service of process, and who has made no general appearance;....”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Warren v. McNair