Edwards v. Edwards’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. “Examination of the record reveals, however, that although plaintiff moved for a summary judgment and the court at one point seemed to indicate that it was allowing the motion, what actually occurred was that the court heard the testimony of witnesses, who were subject to cross-examination by defendant's counsel, and after hearing this evidence and on the basis thereof, the court found the facts as required by G.S. 50-10. Thus, the judgment entered in this case was not a summary judgment but was one rendered by the court after making appropriate findings of fact.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 264 N.C. App. 367 - Hill v. Durrett · 266 N.C. App. 84 - Sfreddo v. Hicks

2. “that a summary judgment may not be entered granting an absolute divorce in this State”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 264 N.C. App. 367 - Hill v. Durrett

3. “if such a decree had been entered in this case, it would have been error.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 264 N.C. App. 367 - Hill v. Durrett