Burrow v. Vrontikis’s Empirical Analysis
1990
Citation profile
6 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Amica Mutual Insurance Co. v. Schettler · Brixen & Christopher, Architects v. Elton · Copper State Leasing Co. v. Blacker Appliance & Furniture Co. · BORLAND BY DEPT. OF SOCIAL SERV. v. Chandler · Adams v. Adams
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 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“'Estoppel is an equitable doctrine which precludes parties from asserting their rights where their actions render it inequitable to allow them to assert those rights.'”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“First, it is uncontroverted that appellant failed to make any request or to take any action to require respondent to pay back child support for seven years. This was an unreasonable delay. Further, with adequate evidentiary support, the trial court found that appellant made statements to a mutual friend inconsistent with requiring respondent to pay child support, which she knew or should have known would be communicated to respondent and, in fact, were. This behavior is inconsistent with her present claim that respondent owes her $7,200 for past child support. Second, respondent failed to pay support for those seven years because he reasonably relied upon both appellant's failure to take any overt action to require him to pay, and upon her communication to the mutual friend that she did not want anything to do with him and that she would handle the rearing of the child herself. Thus, respondent's failure to pay child support was based upon more than mere silence.... Third, as a result of this reliance, respondent assumed other obligations, both in his personal life and in his business, that would have been tempered had he been aware of the need and obligation to support the child.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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