516 So. 2d 241 - Knouff v. Knouff’s Empirical Analysis
1987
Citation profile
2
cited by 2 later decisions
1
states following
February 1996
most recently cited
2 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Martin v. Jones · De Loach v. White
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 2 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
““The decision to confirm or overturn a judicial sale is a matter that rests within the sound discretion of the trial court, De Loach v. White, 202 Ala. 429 , 80 So. 813 (1919), and, on appeal, this Court ‘will only revise the discretion of the lower court for abuse.’ Martin v. Jones, 268 Ala. 286, 288 , 105 So.2d 860, 862 (1958).””
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Summerhill v. Bobo
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