Ernst v. Ernst’s Empirical Analysis
1987
Citation profile
2
cited by 2 later decisions
1
states following
June 1999
most recently cited
2 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Kaiser v. Kaiser · Bogen v. Bogen · Kiesow v. Kiesow · Marriage of Angelos v. Angelos · Shimp Ex Rel. Shimp v. Sederstrom
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 2 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“The principles of res judicata bar relit-igation of issues finally disposed of in a prior, appealable order and apply to dissolution cases, subject to the limitation that either party may petition for a modification of support or maintenance based on substantially increased or decreased needs or resources.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Hand v. Kuutti
How this case has been treated — in progress
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