Schaack v. Schaack’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

6 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 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “In a marital setting, the definition of extreme cruelty differs according to the personalities of the parties involved.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Osman v. Keating-Osman · Pellegrin v. Pellegrin

2. “Extreme cruelty is the infliction of ... grievous mental suffering upon the other, by one party to the marriage.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Osman v. Keating-Osman · Pellegrin v. Pellegrin

3. “Any definition of extreme cruelty in a marital setting must necessarily differ according to the personalities of the parties involved. What might be acceptable and even commonplace in the relationship between rather stolid individuals could well be extraordinary and highly unacceptable in the lives of more sensitive or high-strung husbands and wives. Family traditions, ethnic and religious backgrounds, local customs and standards and other cultural differences all come into play when trying to determine what should fall within the parameters of a workable marital relationship and what will not.”

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