Baxter v. Ruddle’s Empirical Analysis
1989
Citation profile
1
cited by 1 later decisions
1
states following
September 1990
most recently cited
1 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Segrest v. Segrest · Berry v. Berry · Cook v. Cameron · Ex Parte Hovermale · May v. May
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 1 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“JAMES RUDDLE be and is hereby appointed Trustee for the benefit of JUDITH ANN RUDDLE to the extent of her interest in and to any U.S. Army retirement benefits ... awarded herein-above, if, as and when the same is received by JAMES RUDDLE; ... 37½% of the total U.S. Army retirement benefits ... JAMES RUDDLE receives each month ...”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Baxter v. Ruddle“All right, title and interest to thirty-seven and one-half percent (37V2%) of JAMES RUDDLE’s gross U.S. Army retirement and/or disability benefits and/or V.A. disability benefits (including thirty-seven and one-half percent (37⅝%) of all increases therein due to the cost of living) if, as and when received.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Baxter v. Ruddle
How this case has been treated — in progress
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