Tigert v. Tigert’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 federal appellate · 6 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 8 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““The rationale behind allowing the defense is that reconciliations will be encouraged and society’s interest in the continuation of matrimonial relationships furthered by allowing the errant spouse some protection under the law when that spouse honestly seeks and is granted forgiveness and an opportunity to reform. The errant spouse must be faithful to the trust reposed by the forgiving spouse, however, and must be proper in future behavior, or the condoned offense will be revived. We would not have the errant spouse be free to flaunt the offense, repeat it, or otherwise refuse to put forth any effort to warrant the pardon granted....””

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

2. ““[A] condonation of a marital offense is a freely given pardon or forgiveness, carrying with it implied conditions that the errant spouse not repeat the offense, that the errant spouse treat the other with ‘conjugal kindness,’ and that the errant spouse maintain ‘good conduct’ in the future. In addition, a condonation may be predicated upon an express condition, in which case the express condition must be fulfilled.””

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