Waldrup v. Waldrup’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

4 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 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““. . . two principles are firmly established. The first is that a just and equitable distribution is not necessarily an equal distribution. [Citation omitted]. The second is that the appellate court must defer to the trial court’s superior opportunity to judge the credibility of witnesses and must sustain the trial court’s order unless there is no substantial evidence to support the judgment or the judgment is against the weight of the evidence. [Citation omitted]. Further, the power to set aside a decree or judgment on the ground that it is against the weight of the evidence should be exercised with caution and only with the firm belief that the decree or judgment is wrong.” In re Waldrup, 588 S.W.2d 258, 259 [1, 2] (Mo.App.1979).”

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