Lowe v. Lowe’s Empirical Analysis

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4 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 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “On motion and upon such terms as are just, the court may relieve a party or a party’s legal representative from a final judgment, order, or proceeding for the following reasons: (1) mistake, inadvertence, surprise or excusable neglect; [[Image here]] (6) any other reason justifying relief from the operation of the judgment. The motion shall be made within a reasonable time, and for reasons (1), (2) and (3) not more than one year after the date of notice of the judgment....”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Dewey v. Dewey

2. “'applied the appropriate legal standard in exercising this broad discretion.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Atcherian v. State, Department of Revenue, Child Support Enforcement Division