Smith v. Smith’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

4 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 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““The contractual obligation of appellant to pay appellee the sum of $300 per month as part of their property settlement does not constitute permanent alimony and was not void as being in violation of the public policy of Texas. Francis v. Francis, 412 S.W.2d 29 (Tex.Sup., 1967); Cornell v. Cornell, 413 S. W.2d 385, 387 (Tex.Sup., 1967); Brown v. Brown, 442 S.W.2d 461 (Tex.Civ.App., Eastland, 1969, writ dism’d); Gent v. Gmenier, 435 S.W.2d 293 (Tex.Civ.App., Waco 1968, no writ).””

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

2. ““ * * * [T]he value of the retirement fund was adjudicated in the divorce case * * *. Furthermore the divorce judgment expressly decreed that the retirement fund should thenceforth be separate property of appellant. It was not necessary for appellee thereafter to indicate her willingness ‘to release her rights in the retirement fund.’ * * * ””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Romero v. Melendez