Chapman v. Chapman’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

1 federal appellate · 1 district · 9 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 12 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““The effect of the divorce obtained by plaintiff from John B. Chapman was to exclude her from any interest in his property, not specially mentioned, reserved or provided for in the decree of divorce. (Mitchell v. Mitchell, 20 Kan. 665 ; Daleschal v. Geiser, 36 Kan. 374 ; Crane v. Fipps, 29 Kan. 585 .) . . . The jurisdiction over a divorce cause, properly brought in a court under the statutes of the state where the plaintiff actually resides, gives the court authority to nullify or dissolve the marriage status, although it has -obtained no control over the person of the defendant, excepting by publication. Mrs. Clarinda Chapman had her domicile in Ohio at the time of the divorce proceedings. The court, under the statute of that state, had jurisdiction, and the proceedings therein render the divorce complete. After the decree of divorce Mrs. Chapman was not legally the wife of John B. Chapman, in Ohio or in Kansas.” (Pages 638, 639.)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. McCormick v. McCormick

2. ““The effect of the divorce obtained by plaintiff from John B. Chapman was to exclude her from any interest in his property, not specially mentioned, reserved or provided for in the decree of divorce.” (p. 638.)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Drury v. Drury