62 Ill. App. 3d 861 - Hewitt v. Hewitt’s Empirical Analysis
1978
Citation profile
22 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 23 later decisions — most recently January 2017
22 state decisions
Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.
Relationships
Relies on 18 Cal. 3d 660 - Marvin v. Marvin · 81 Wash. 2d 72 - In Re Estate of Thornton · 50 Wash. 2d 311 - West v. Knowles · 11 Wash. App. 386 - Omer v. Omer · People v. Potter
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 23 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“The value of a stable marriage remains unchallenged and is not denigrated by this opinion. It is not realistic to conclude that this determination will "discourage" marriage for the rule for which defendant contends can only encourage a partner with obvious income producing ability to avoid marriage and to retain all earnings which he may acquire. One cannot earnestly advocate such a policy. [ 80 N.J. at 387 -388 quoting Hewitt, supra, 20 Ill.Dec. at 482 , 380 N.E. 2d at 460 .]”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority““We conclude: (1) The provisions of the Family Law Act do not govern the distribution of property acquired during a nonmarital relationship; such a relationship remains subject solely to judicial decision. (2) The courts should enforce express contracts between nonmarital partners except to the extent that the contract is explicitly founded on the consideration of meretricious sexual services. (3) In the absence of an express contract, the courts should inquire into the conduct of the parties to determine whether that conduct demonstrates an implied contract, agreement of partnership or joint venture, or some other tacit understanding between the parties. The courts may also employ the doctrine of quantum meruit, or equitable remedies such as constructive or resulting trusts, when warranted by the facts of the case.””
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Glasgo v. Glasgo“We conclude that the reasoning in Marvin [ v. Marvin, 18 Cal. 3d 660 , 134 Cal. Rptr. 815 , 557 P. 2d 106 (1976)] is particularly persuasive upon the allegations here pleaded wherein plaintiff has alleged facts which demonstrate a stable family relationship extending over a long period of time. [Emphasis supplied.]”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.