Crews v. Crews

How courts have described this case

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

• “[w]hether provident or improvident, an [antenuptial] agreement moved on calculated considerations is entitled to the sanction of the law” [internal quotation marks omitted]
• even in family matters, ‘‘the abuse of discretion standard applies only to decisions based solely on factual determinations made by the trial court’’
• ‘‘[i]t is settled that [q]uestions of law and mixed questions of law and fact receive plenary review’’ (internal quotation marks omitted)
• \whether the trial court or this court thinks the [premarital] agreement was a good bargain for [either spouse] does not enter into the analysis of [its enforceability]\
• ‘‘McHugh requires an extraordinary change in economic status and . . . the threshold for finding such a dramatic change is high’’ (internal quotation marks omitted)
• \whether the trial court or this court thinks the [premarital] agreement was a good bargain for the plaintiff does not enter into the analysis of [its enforceability]\

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

41 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Harbour Pointe, LLC v. Harbour Landing Condominium Ass'n
  Supreme Court of Connecticut· 2011-02-22· cited 32×
• O'Connor v. Larocque
  Supreme Court of Connecticut· 2011-11-01· cited 23×
• Jones v. State
  Supreme Court of Connecticut· 2018-02-02· cited 22×
• Bedrick v. Bedrick
  Supreme Court of Connecticut· 2011-04-26· cited 20×
• Lynch v. Lynch
  Connecticut Appellate Court· 2012-04-24· cited 14×
• Oldani v. Oldani
  Connecticut Appellate Court· 2011-12-20· cited 13×
• Leonova v. Leonov
  Connecticut Appellate Court· 2020-11-17· cited 13×
• Montanaro v. Aspetuck Land Trust, Inc.
  Connecticut Appellate Court· 2012-07-24· cited 13×
• D'Appollonio v. Griffo-Brandao
  Connecticut Appellate Court· 2012-10-02· cited 12×
• Schoenborn v. Schoenborn
  Connecticut Appellate Court· 2013-08-13· cited 10×
• Robert J. Barnabei Contracting, LLC v. Greater Hartford Jewish Community Center, Inc.
  Connecticut Appellate Court· 2011-03-29· cited 7×
• Yellow Cab Co. of New London & Groton, Inc. v. Department of Transportation
  Connecticut Appellate Court· 2011-03-08· cited 7×
• Grogan v. Penza
  Connecticut Appellate Court· 2019-10-29· cited 7×
• Bevilacqua v. Bevilacqua
  Connecticut Appellate Court· 2020-11-10· cited 7×
• N. R. v. M. P.
  Connecticut Appellate Court· 2024-09-03· cited 7×
• McCarthy v. Chromium Process Co.
  Connecticut Appellate Court· 2011-03-15· cited 6×
• Brown v. Brown
  Connecticut Appellate Court· 2020-07-21· cited 5×
• Szynkowicz v. Szynkowicz
  Connecticut Appellate Court· 2013-02-05· cited 5×
• Department of Transportation v. White Oak Corp.
  Connecticut Appellate Court· 2013-04-09· cited 5×
• David Caron Chrysler v. Goodhall's, Inc.
  Supreme Court of Connecticut· 2012-05-15· cited 4×

Cites

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

• Cheshire Mortgage Service, Inc. v. Montes
  Supreme Court of Connecticut· 1992-06-30· cited 281×
• Simeone v. Simeone
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1990-09-25· cited 166×
• Schwartz Ex Rel. Estate of Schwartz v. Schwartz
  Supreme Court of Colorado· 2008-05-12· cited 161×
• Collins v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.
  Supreme Court of Connecticut· 1973-02-21· cited 128×
• McHugh v. McHugh
  Supreme Court of Connecticut· 1980-07-15· cited 101×
• Connecticut Union of Telephone Workers, Inc. v. Southern New England Telephone Co.
  Supreme Court of Connecticut· 1961-03-21· cited 76×
• Madigan v. Madigan
  Supreme Court of Connecticut· 1993-03-02· cited 66×
• Lopiano v. Lopiano
  Supreme Court of Connecticut· 1998-12-29· cited 66×
• Duperry v. Solnit
  Supreme Court of Connecticut· 2002-08-13· cited 64×
• Gibson v. Capano
  Supreme Court of Connecticut· 1997-07-22· cited 62×
• Friezo v. Friezo
  Supreme Court of Connecticut· 2007-02-06· cited 60×
• Sablosky v. Sablosky
  Supreme Court of Connecticut· 2001-12-11· cited 58×
• Holly Hill Holdings v. Lowman
  Supreme Court of Connecticut· 1993-08-03· cited 53×
• Fish v. Fish
  Supreme Court of Connecticut· 2008-01-15· cited 50×
• State v. Morelli
  Supreme Court of Connecticut· 2009-08-18· cited 43×
• Hartford Courant Co. v. Freedom of Information Commission
  Supreme Court of Connecticut· 2002-07-23· cited 43×
• Loughlin v. Loughlin
  Supreme Court of Connecticut· 2006-12-12· cited 40×
• Connecticut Light & Power Co. v. Lighthouse Landings, Inc.
  Supreme Court of Connecticut· 2006-07-11· cited 39×
• Montoya v. Montoya
  Supreme Court of Connecticut· 2006-12-05· cited 36×
• People v. Jackson
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 2009-03-30· cited 34×