97 So. 2d 470 - Young v. Young’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

10 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 10 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"We have several times held that even though a marriage is void in its inception it is to the best interests and good order of society that the invalidity of the marriage be adjudicated by a court of competent jurisdiction. Kuehmsted v. Turnwall, 103 Fla. 1180 , 138 So. 775 ; Jones v. Jones, 119 Fla. 824 , 161 So. 836 , 104 A.L.R. 1 ." * * * * * * "* * * a court of chancery, independently of statute and as an incident to chancery jurisdiction, has the power to make and enter appropriate orders allowing counsel fees to the wife. Prine v. Prine, 36 Fla. 676 , 18 So. 781 , 34 L.R.A. 87 ; Ball v. Ball, 160 Fla. 601 , 36 So.2d 172 ; Courtney v. Courtney, 108 Fla. 276 , 146 So. 229 ."”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 120 So. 2d 176 - Astor v. Astor · 164 So. 2d 536 - Dawson v. Dawson

2. “"* * * in a divorce action by an innocent wife when she is met by a counterclaim of her putative husband announcing the invalidity of the `marriage' because of the existence of a prior living spouse, the wife is entitled to recover reasonable attorney's fees for the services of her attorney to the date of the final decree. This rule assumes of course the presence of other elements such as the necessities of the wife and the husband's ability to pay. Under such circumstances the innocent `wife' should not be required to bear this financial burden. Any other rule would ignore the traditional concept of equity that a man should not be permitted to profit or benefit by his own wrong."”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 164 So. 2d 536 - Dawson v. Dawson

3. “"In stipulating the bases on which a divorce decree may be granted the Legislature has therefore expressly recognized the propriety of a judicial proceeding to dissolve the apparent bonds of matrimony uniting a man and a woman under circumstances where one or the other is legally married to a third party." Young v. Young, Fla. 1957, 97 So.2d 470, 471 . [Emphasis supplied]”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 146 So. 2d 122 - Higgins v. Higgins