Dodson v. Dodson

How courts have described this case

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

• recognizing that essence of contempt is refusal to comply with court order
• civil contempt was not a proper sanction for husband’s failure to pay insurance premium that resulted in lapsed insurance policy
• “[A]n award of compensatory damages is ordinarily inconsistent with the nature of a constructive civil contempt action under Maryland law.”
• “[T]he purpose of civil contempt is to coerce present or future compliance with a court order, whereas imposing a sanction for past misconduct is the function of criminal contempt.” (Citation omitted)
• “[T]he purpose of civil contempt is to coerce present or future compliance with a court order, whereas imposing a sanction for past misconduct is the function of criminal contempt.” (Citation omitted)
• “[T]he law concerning contempt is clear, and [] the purpose of civil contempt is to coerce present or future compliance with a court order, whereas imposing a sanction for past misconduct is the function of criminal contempt.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

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  Nebraska Supreme Court· 2010-04-16· cited 342×
• in Re Bradley Estate
  Michigan Supreme Court· 2013-07-26· cited 136×
• County Commissioners for Carroll County v. Forty West Builders, Inc.
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 2008-02-11· cited 64×
• Royal Investment Group, LLC v. Wang
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 2008-12-04· cited 38×
• Bryant v. Howard County Department of Social Services Ex Rel. Costley
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 2005-05-12· cited 29×
• Fisher v. McCrary Crescent City, LLC
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 2009-06-08· cited 18×
• Woodson v. Saldana
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 2005-11-03· cited 14×
• Bahena v. Foster
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 2005-09-16· cited 12×
• State v. Crawford
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 2018-10-31· cited 10×
• Gertz v. Maryland Department of the Environment
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 2011-07-01· cited 6×
• Kowalczyk v. Bresler
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 2016-12-02· cited 6×
• Young v. Fauth
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 2004-07-19· cited 4×
• Stevens v. Tokuda
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 2014-02-25· cited 4×
• In Re Adoption/Guardianship of DUSTIN R.
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 2015-12-21· cited 3×
• Walker v. State
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 2017-09-27· cited 1×
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  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 2021-11-19
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  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 2022-03-30
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  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 2024-02-29
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  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 2025-03-28
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Cites

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

• United States v. United Mine Workers of America
  Supreme Court· 1947-03-06· cited 2,872×
• Brocker v. Brocker
  Supreme Court· 1969-02-24· cited 151×
• Brocker v. Brocker
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1968-03-15· cited 133×
• State v. Roll and Scholl
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1973-01-17· cited 117×
• Camp v. East Fork Ditch Co., Ltd.
  Idaho Supreme Court· 2002-09-11· cited 99×
• Rutherford v. Katzenberger
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1983-08-05· cited 92×
• Long v. State
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 2002-09-17· cited 48×
• H. J. Heinz Co. v. Superior Court
  California Supreme Court· 1954-01-29· cited 41×
• Martin v. Howard County
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1998-05-13· cited 40×
• Rawlings v. Rawlings
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 2001-02-05· cited 40×
• Traynor v. Johnson
  Supreme Court· 1969-02-24· cited 37×
• Whitaker v. Prince George's County
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1986-08-28· cited 35×
• Lightsey v. Kensington Mortgage and Finance Corp.
  Supreme Court of Alabama· 1975-06-19· cited 32×
• Dorsey v. State
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1999-10-14· cited 32×
• McDaniel v. McDaniel
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1970-02-10· cited 30×
• Harryman v. State
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 2000-06-29· cited 30×
• Sheets v. City of Hagerstown
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1975-10-01· cited 28×
• Thrower v. State Ex Rel. Bureau of Support Enforcement
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 2000-03-08· cited 28×
• Lynch v. Lynch
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1996-06-10· cited 28×
• Kasparek v. May
  Nebraska Supreme Court· 1963-02-01· cited 28×