Coffey v. Coffey

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• stating an “if-then” provision in a contract “sets forth a condition” “which triggers subsequent obligations” (i.e., if the home was sold before the mortgage was paid off, then the mortgage would “be paid first from the proceeds of the sale”)

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

15 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Hogan & Associates Builders, Llc, a Wyoming Limited Liability Company v. Eiden Construction, Llc, a Wyoming Limited Liability Company and Amco Insurance Company, an Iowa Corporation
  Wyoming Supreme Court· 2024-12-20· cited 11×
• Johnson v. Markve
  South Dakota Supreme Court· 2022-09-21· cited 9×
• Uhre Realty v. Tronnes
  South Dakota Supreme Court· 2024-02-07· cited 8×
• Helleberg v. Estes
  South Dakota Supreme Court· 2020-05-13· cited 5×
• Wilson v. Maynard
  South Dakota Supreme Court· 2021-06-16· cited 4×
• James v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co.
  South Dakota Supreme Court· 2019-05-29· cited 2×
• Alexander v. Estate of Hobart
  South Dakota Supreme Court· 2025-07-23· cited 2×
• James v. State Farm
  South Dakota Supreme Court· 2019-05-29· cited 1×
• Niemitalo v. Seidel
  South Dakota Supreme Court· 2022-03-02· cited 1×
• S.D. Board of Regents v. Madison Housing
  South Dakota Supreme Court· 2025-08-20· cited 1×
• Oyen v. Lawrence Cty. Comm'n
  South Dakota Supreme Court· 2017-12-06
• Mdu v. Parkshill Farms
  South Dakota Supreme Court· 2017-12-13
• Erickson v. Erickson
  South Dakota Supreme Court· 2023-12-28
• Bryant v. Bryant
  South Dakota Supreme Court· 2026-03-04
• Shevling v. Major
  South Dakota Supreme Court· 2026-05-13

Cites

29 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Malcolm v. Malcolm
  South Dakota Supreme Court· 1985-04-03· cited 197×
• Forge v. Smith
  Michigan Supreme Court· 1998-07-14· cited 141×
• Weitzel v. Sioux Valley Heart Partners
  South Dakota Supreme Court· 2006-05-10· cited 54×
• Hamilton v. Sommers
  South Dakota Supreme Court· 2014-10-29· cited 54×
• Pesicka v. Pesicka
  South Dakota Supreme Court· 2000-11-01· cited 51×
• Hisgen v. Hisgen
  South Dakota Supreme Court· 1996-10-09· cited 43×
• Sazama v. State Ex Rel. Muilenberg
  South Dakota Supreme Court· 2007-02-21· cited 37×
• Campion v. Parkview Apartments
  South Dakota Supreme Court· 1999-01-27· cited 36×
• Gloe v. Union Insurance Co.
  South Dakota Supreme Court· 2005-03-02· cited 36×
• Talbert v. Talbert
  South Dakota Supreme Court· 1980-04-09· cited 36×
• Singpiel v. Morris
  South Dakota Supreme Court· 1998-08-05· cited 29×
• Dowling Family Partnership v. Midland Farms, LLC
  South Dakota Supreme Court· 2015-06-15· cited 28×
• Halbach Ex Rel. Estate of Lewis v. Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance
  Eighth Circuit· 2009-04-13· cited 27×
• Tri-City Assocsiates, LP v. Belmont, Inc.
  South Dakota Supreme Court· 2014-04-16· cited 26×
• In Re the Dissolution of Midnight Star Enterprises, L.P.
  South Dakota Supreme Court· 2006-11-08· cited 23×
• Elrod v. General Casualty Co. of Wisconsin
  South Dakota Supreme Court· 1997-07-16· cited 22×
• Advanced Recycling Systems, LLC v. Southeast Properties Ltd. Partnership
  South Dakota Supreme Court· 2010-08-18· cited 20×
• Estate of Fisher v. Fisher
  South Dakota Supreme Court· 2002-05-22· cited 20×
• Lillibridge v. Meade School District 46-1
  South Dakota Supreme Court· 2008-03-05· cited 16×
• Wold Family Farms, Inc. v. Heartland Organic Foods, Inc.
  South Dakota Supreme Court· 2003-04-23· cited 14×