47 Ala. App. 539 - Baggett v. Baggett’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

20 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 20 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “". . . Davis held that the granting of the use of jointly owned property to the husband to be used as a home for himself and a child in his custody was in effect requiring the wife to contribute to the support of the husband contrary to the common law. Davis does not apply to a division of jointly owned property."”

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

2. ““Though the court should not engage in adversary questioning of witnesses, we know of no rule preventing the court; particulaidy when sitting as the trier of fact, from seeking answers to material questions. . . . ””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 48 Ala. App. 574 - Cox v. Cox