Cherry v. Cherry’s Empirical Analysis
1977
Citation profile
2 federal appellate · 1 district ·
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 1332 (Class Action Fairness Act of 2005)
Relies on Burrus · Hiram Barber v. Huldah a Barber by Her Next Friend George Cronkhite · Phillips, Nizer, Benjamin, Krim & Ballon v. Lewis S. Rosenstiel · Solomon v. Solomon · William H. Hernstadt v. Sharon S. Hernstadt
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 10 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“(T)he Court is unwilling to increase the workload of this already overburdened court by ignoring a rule that has existed for over 100 years without any intimation of Congressional disapproval.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Cole v. Cole J H“Because state courts historically have decided these matters, they have developed a proficiency and expertise in these cases and a strong interest in disposing of them.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“The whole subject of the domestic relations of husband and wife, parent and child, belongs to the laws of the states and not to the laws of the United States.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.