55 Ala. App. 601 - Gwin v. Gwin’s Empirical Analysis
1975
Citation profile
10
cited by 10 later decisions
1
states following
September 1981
most recently cited
10 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Ryan v. Ryan · Ex Parte Stephenson
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 10 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“"When the husband has the means to pay alimony but willfully and contemptuously refuses to do so, he may be compelled through the use of contempt proceedings to pay. Ryan v. Ryan , 267 Ala. 677 , 104 So.2d 700 . But, the lack of ability to pay is a complete defense. Ex parte Stephenson , 252 Ala. 316 , 40 So.2d 716 ."”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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