Bell v. Bingham’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

11 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. “"In determining the character of the payments of the alimony the court may require it to be paid in money, other property, or both, and may order the transfer of property as between the parties, whether real, personal or mixed and whether title at the time of trial is held by the parties jointly or by one of them individually. In determining the method of the payment of the alimony the court may require that it be paid in gross or in periodic payments, either equal or unequal, and if to be paid in periodic payments the court may further provide for their discontinuance or reduction upon the death or remarriage of the wife, and, in his discretion, the court may further provide for such security, bond, or other guarantee as shall be satisfactory to the court for the purpose of securing the obligation to make such periodic payments. Said judgment shall be a lien upon the real estate and chattels real of the spouse liable therefor to the extent that it is payable immediately but shall not be such a lien to the extent that it is payable in the future unless and to the extent such decree so provides expressly...."”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Franklin Bank and Trust Co. v. Reed · Franklin Bank and Trust Co. v. Reed

2. “"Lien upon real estate-Limitation of lien.-All final judgments for the recovery of money or costs in the circuit court and other courts of record of general original jurisdiction sitting in the state of Indiana, whether state or federal, shall be a lien upon real estate and chattels real liable to execution in the county where, and only where, such judgment has been duly entered and indexed in the judgment docket as provided by law, from and after the time the same shall have been so entered and indexed, and until the expiration of ten [10] years from the rendition thereof, and no longer, exclusive of the time during which the party may be restrained from proceeding thereon by any appeal or injunetion or by the death of the defendant, or by agreement of the parties entered of record,"”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Franklin Bank and Trust Co. v. Reed

3. “[T]he ...real estate ... [is] set over to [former wife] ... [and] will be turned over to her as her sole property and that [former husband will] have no further interest in said real estate whatsoever .”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. James Peter Kobold v. Cindy Ann Kobold and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association and Rieth-Riley Construction Co., Inc.