Dean v. Dean’s Empirical Analysis
1946
Citation profile
10
cited by 10 later decisions
1
states following
April 1969
most recently cited
10 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Drew v. Drew · Estate of Boeson · 129 Cal. App. 10 - Kronman v. Kronman · 104 Cal. App. 608 - Hawkins v. Hawkins · 122 Cal. App. 712 - Keller v. Keller
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 10 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“unless there is clear and cogent proof of reconciliation and resumption of connubial relations, or some other legal ground for denying dissolution of the marriage.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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