Goss v. Goss’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

34 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 34 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “'[wle will not disturb the decision of the trial court ... in the absence of some serious procedural error, a violation of a principle of law, or a clear and grave abuse of discretion.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Erhart v. Evans · Munoz v. Munoz

2. “has always recognized that the trial court exercises a broad discretion in the execution of its revisory powers in matters involving domestic relations. "[W]e will not interfere with the decision of the district court unless there is a procedural error or unless there is shown to be a clear abuse of discretion." In our determination whether appellant has clearly shown that the district court abused its discretion, we have said countless times "the ultimate issue is whether or not the court could reasonably conclude as it did."”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. Love v. Love

3. “We have held' that such a deficiency [improper statement of an address in the notice] deprives the district court of jurisdiction over the person to be served and prevents it from entering a valid and binding judgment. The effect of that rule is that a deficiency, like that reflected by the affidavit of counsel for the father in this instance, makes the service of publication invalid and, therefore, any judgment purportedly grounded upon that service is rendered void.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. In Interest of DG