Hale v. Hale’s Empirical Analysis
1913
Citation profile
4
cited by 4 later decisions
1
states following
August 1945
most recently cited
4 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Dyer v. Dyer · Brogna v. Brogna · Markowski v. Markowski · Guerin v. Guerin · Leaser v. Leaser
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.
““Though most of the property involved was the separate property of the husband, it was the trial court’s duty, regardless of that fact, to make such a division as to him appeared just and equitable, having regard to the merits of the respective parties and to the situation in which they are left by the divorce. [Citing cases.]””
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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.