Morgan v. Valley’s Empirical Analysis
1982
Citation profile
3
cited by 3 later decisions
1
states following
February 1987
most recently cited
3 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 301 So. 2d 622 - Fulmer v. Fulmer · 275 So. 2d 410 - Broussard v. Broussard · Patorno v. Schillaci
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 3 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“"La.R.S. 9:302 states that if an appeal is taken from a judgment of separation, a suit for divorce may not be commenced until the day after the judgment becomes definitive. La.R.S. 9:302 is grounded on non-reconciliation for one year from the judgment of separation. However, a divorce based on § 301, as in the instant case, does not depend on a separation judgment. There is, therefore, no corresponding requirement to delay the suit pending an appeal of a separation judgment."”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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