Rohn v. Thuma’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

13 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 14 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"The determination of whether such an additional burden should be imposed on the father is a matter for the trial court. [The order] must be fair considering the property, income and earning capacity of the father, and the station of life of the family. It is within the discretion of the trial court to determine under all the cireumstances what is just and equitable to the child and to the father." Commonwealth v. Larsen, (1967), 211 Pa.Super. 30 , 234 A2d 18, 20 .”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Barnes v. Barnes · In re the Marriage of Vasoli

2. ““what advantages are offered by the more expensive college in relation to the child’s individual needs, aptitude, ability, and the child’s anticipated vocation. It must then weigh these advantages against the increased hardship that would be imposed on the [parent] to determine whether the additional expense is reasonable under the circumstances. We realize that a judge who sees and hears the witnesses in a case such as this is in a better position than this Court to decide this problem....””

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

3. “the nature, quality and expense of a given institution of higher learning for which a parent may be liable depends upon a myriad of factors. Accordingly, the liability of a parent must be determined on a case by case basis after a careful examination of the relevant considerations.”

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