Kitchen v. Kitchen’s Empirical Analysis

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

1. “( i ) The party's primary purpose in initiating the action or asserting the defense was to harass, embarrass, or injure the prevailing party. ( ii ) The party had no reasonable basis to believe that the facts underlying that party's legal position were in fact true. ( iii ) The party's legal position was devoid of arguable legal merit.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 321 Mich. App. 702 - the Meisner Law Group v. Weston Downs Condominium Association

2. “A decision is clearly erroneous where, although there is evidence to support it, the reviewing court is left with a definite and firm conviction that a mistake has been made.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 321 Mich. App. 702 - the Meisner Law Group v. Weston Downs Condominium Association

3. “Whether a claim is frivolous within the meaning of MCR 2.114(F) and MCL 600.2591 depends on the facts of the case.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 321 Mich. App. 702 - the Meisner Law Group v. Weston Downs Condominium Association