Bailey v. Bailey’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

14 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 14 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “In granting a divorce, the court shall make such disposition of the property of the parties as appears just and equitable, having regard for the respective merits of the parties and the condition in which they will be left by the divorce, the party through whom the property was acquired and the burdens imposed upon the property for the benefit of either party and children.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Johnson v. Johnson · Breitenstine v. Breitenstine

2. “The assets available to the husband and his income are directly tied into the family businesses, and they can only be sold under binding restrictive sales agreements. We acknowledge the possibility that he could raise the cash by borrowing money, but there seems to be little point in imposing that demand upon him and creating an interest drain to an outside entity when a fair payment schedule would provide for that interest to be paid to the wife.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Jason William Stephen v. Amy Jo Stephen

3. “The court may decree to either party reasonable alimony out of the estate of the other having regard for the other's ability.”

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