Gapsch v. Gapsch’s Empirical Analysis
1954
Citation profile
53 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 53 later decisions — most recently December 2022 · most notably Harper v. Harper (1982), 28 Cal. 3d 366 - In Re Marriage of Moore (1980)
53 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 Porter v. Porter · 48 Cal. App. 2d 762 - Falk v. Falk · Smith v. Buss · Randall v. Department of Institutions · Lawson v. Ridgeway
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 53 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
““As a general rule where the separate property of the husband is improved or his equity therein enhanced by community funds the community is entitled to be reimbursed from such separate estate unless such funds used for improvement or enhancement are intended as a gift. The claim for reimbursement has been-held to be in the nature of a charge or ' an equitable lien against such separate property so improved of the equity of the husband therein enlarged. It would appear that the measure of the compensation. generally is the increased value of the property due to the improvement; in instances where his equity therein has been, increased through the application of community funds to the payment of the , debt thereon the measure should be the amount by which such equity is enhanced.” 3”
5 later decisions quote this exact passage“[T]he trial court, not this court on appeal, resolves the conflicting evidence and determines the weight, credibility and inferences to be drawn from such evidence; furthermore, where there is substantial and competent, although conflicting evidence of such acts and conduct, the findings of the trial court will not be disturbed.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage““Where the parties have not only commingled, blended and confused, but treated, regarded and handled their separate funds and community funds in their bank account as one fund, it all becomes community.””
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Rose v. Rose
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.