Berry v. Berry’s Empirical Analysis
1989
Citation profile
7 state decisions
Appellate journey
reviewedthe decision below (from Texas 255th Judicial District Court)
Relationships
Applies 10 U.S.C. § 1408 · 38 U.S.C. § 101 (Agent Orange Act of 1991)
Relies on McCarty v. McCarty · Mansell v. Mansell · Fambrough v. Wagley · Larrumbide v. Doctors Health Facilities · Cortez v. Cortez
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 7 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“As the statement clearly indicates, Husband received gross pay in the amount of $2,422 with a VA waiver of $1,355 and an A.L.M.T. reduction of $9. After subtracting this waiver and reduction, Husband was left with a net pay of $1,058.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Hagen v. Hagen“twenty-five percent of . . . gross Air Force disability retirement pay.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Hagen v. Hagen
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.