Rowell v. Rowell’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

5 federal appellate · 18 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 24 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““The appropriate method of obtaining the relief asked by the plaintiff is through the opening of the judgment of divorce. (Harris v. Harris, 5 Kan. 46 .) In that case it was said that when a decree is so opened ‘the court can take into consideration all the facts and circumstances surrounding the parties, and do such full justice as the case requires, having reference to advances already made.’ (p. 53.) In such a proceeding the court can award relief not only for the expenditures already made, but may make suitable provision for their maintenance in the future. No reason is seen why the plaintiff might not maintain an independent action against the defendant for the recovery of the money already expended, but obviously the remedy is not as appropriate or complete as that which can be obtained by opening the decree of divorce.” (p. 20.)”

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

2. ““The duty and responsibility of the parents were not altered by the award of the alimony of the decree of divorce, and the parental relation and duty of the father to make a reasonable provision for the maintenance of the minor children continued after the granting of the divorce the same as before. This has been held to be the rule even where the custody of the children has been specifically given to the mother and no provision made in the decree for their maintenance. ’ ’”

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