Browning v. Browning’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 federal appellate · 3 district · 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 41 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““When either of the parties to a marriage shall be incapable, from want of age or understanding, of contracting such marriage, the same may be declared void by the district court in an action brought by the incapable party. * * *””

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. In Re Reeves' Estate · In Re Mo-Se-Che-He's Estate

2. ““The issuance of a license for the marriage of a minor is forbidden, except with the consent of the father, mother or guardian. [Citation omitted.] The statute does not declare that the marriage of a minor entered into without the consent of the parent or guardian is void, and in the absence of a provision to that effect such legislation is construed as intended to prevent such marriages as far as possible, but not to [void] them if they are once entered into.” 89 Kan. at 99 .”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Castor v. United States · State v. Sedlack

3. “. . In forbidding the issuance of a license for the marriage of a minor without the consent of the parent or guardian the legislature is to be regarded, for the reasons already indicated, as intending to prevent minors from the improvident exercise of the power to enter the marriage relation, rather than to deprive them of the capacity to do so. . . .” (1. c. 101.)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Johnson