Supreme Court of Missouri· 3/8/1976
State Ex Rel. Stanhope v. Pratt
Citations
- 533 S.W.2d 567
- 1976 Mo. LEXIS 315
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- overturning nearly a century of precedent and holding that imprisonment for contempt for failure to pay alimony did not violate article I, section ll's prohibition on imprisoning people for failure to pay debt as long as the person was financially able to pay
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Judges: Holman, Henley, Finch, Donnelly, Bardgett, Seiler, Morgan
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58 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Teefey v. TeefeySupreme Court of Missouri· 1976-03-08· cited 86×
- Watts ex rel. Watts v. Lester E. Cox Medical CentersSupreme Court of Missouri· 2012-07-31· cited 74×
- Yeager v. YeagerMissouri Court of Appeals· 1981-08-04· cited 50×
- In Re Marriage of HaggardSupreme Court of Missouri· 1979-09-11· cited 37×
- Payne v. PayneSupreme Court of Missouri· 1982-06-08· cited 35×
- Lyons v. SloopMissouri Court of Appeals· 2001-02-13· cited 30×
- Ex Parte RyanMissouri Court of Appeals· 1980-11-06· cited 25×
- Hunt v. MorelandMissouri Court of Appeals· 1985-09-03· cited 24×
- State v. HolmesSupreme Court of Missouri· 2013-06-11· cited 24×
- Wisdom v. WisdomMissouri Court of Appeals· 1985-02-13· cited 23×
- Hopkins v. HopkinsMissouri Court of Appeals· 1981-10-27· cited 21×
- Gross v. GrossMissouri Court of Appeals· 1977-10-11· cited 20×
- A.G. v. R.M.D.Supreme Court of Missouri· 1987-05-19· cited 18×
- Sommer v. SommerSupreme Court of Oklahoma· 1997-10-20· cited 17×
- State Ex Rel. McCurley v. HannaSupreme Court of Missouri· 1976-03-08· cited 15×
- Huber v. HuberMissouri Court of Appeals· 1983-04-05· cited 13×
- State Ex Rel. Nesser v. PennoyerSupreme Court of Missouri· 1994-11-22· cited 13×
- Murray v. MurrayHawaii Supreme Court· 1978-12-19· cited 12×
- Thummel v. ThummelMissouri Court of Appeals· 1980-11-03· cited 12×
- Saab v. SaabMissouri Court of Appeals· 1982-08-04· cited 12×
Cites
11 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- In re NevittEighth Circuit· 1902-08-28· cited 325×
- Teefey v. TeefeySupreme Court of Missouri· 1976-03-08· cited 86×
- Hurd v. HurdSupreme Court of Minnesota· 1896-01-20· cited 27×
- White v. HuttonMissouri Court of Appeals· 1951-04-30· cited 25×
- Zeitinger v. MitchellSupreme Court of Missouri· 1951-12-10· cited 23×
- State v. DavisSupreme Court of Missouri· 1971-06-28· cited 21×
- In re PhillipsNevada Supreme Court· 1920-01-15· cited 21×
- In re KinsolvingMissouri Court of Appeals· 1909-02-23· cited 15×
- In Re RisnerCalifornia Court of Appeal· 1945-02-05· cited 12×
- Partney v. PartneyMissouri Court of Appeals· 1969-05-20· cited 7×
- Davis v. BroughtonMissouri Court of Appeals· 1964-09-21· cited 7×
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