Ness v. Ness’s Empirical Analysis
1991
Citation profile
13
cited by 13 later decisions
1
states following
October 2008
most recently cited
12 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 26 U.S.C. § 71
Relies on Fischer v. Fischer · Ruff v. Ruff · Seablom v. Seablom · Pfliger v. Pfliger · Rustand v. Rustand
Most-quoted passages
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“fairly discernible by deduction or inference”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. PA v. Aho
How this case has been treated — in progress
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