Watts v. Watts

How courts have described this case

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

• stating that unjust enrichment is a \theory of recovery\ and describing it as a stand-alone cause of action
• recognizing common law property and contract action between unmarried cohabitants
• noting that there is no common law marriage in Wisconsin
• noting that there is no common law marriage in Wisconsin
• contract claim by one cohabitant against the other must rest on consideration independent of the sexual relationship
• \unmarried cohabitants may raise claims based upon unjust enrichment following the termination of their relationships.\ [emphasis added]

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

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

• Tietsworth v. Harley-Davidson, Inc.
  Wisconsin Supreme Court· 2004-03-26· cited 183×
• In Re Custody of HSHK
  Wisconsin Supreme Court· 1995-06-13· cited 133×
• In Re Cardizem CD Antitrust Litigation
  E.D. Michigan· 2000-05-11· cited 66×
• State Ex Rel. Journal/Sentinel, Inc. v. Pleva
  Wisconsin Supreme Court· 1990-06-20· cited 58×
• Beloit Liquidating Trust v. Grade
  Wisconsin Supreme Court· 2004-04-06· cited 58×
• Lindquist Ford, Inc. v. Middleton Motors, Inc.
  Seventh Circuit· 2009-03-18· cited 55×
• Bright v. Kuehl
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 1995-04-27· cited 55×
• Hermann v. Town of Delavan
  Wisconsin Supreme Court· 1998-01-23· cited 50×
• Scott v. SAVERS PROPERTY AND CAS. INS. CO.
  Wisconsin Supreme Court· 2003-06-19· cited 49×
• Hausman v. St. Croix Care Center
  Wisconsin Supreme Court· 1997-12-19· cited 40×
• Elections Board v. Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce
  Wisconsin Supreme Court· 1999-07-07· cited 39×
• Daphne Smith v. RecordQuest LLC
  Seventh Circuit· 2021-02-26· cited 39×
• Wilcox v. Trautz
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1998-04-21· cited 31×
• Le v. Kohls Department Stores, Inc.
  E.D. Wisconsin· 2016-02-08· cited 26×
• J. Steven Tikalsky v. Susan Friedman
  Wisconsin Supreme Court· 2019-05-23· cited 20×
• Mohns Inc. v. BMO Harris Bank National Association
  Wisconsin Supreme Court· 2021-02-02· cited 20×
• Lawlis Ex Rel. Scott v. Thompson
  Wisconsin Supreme Court· 1987-05-11· cited 18×
• Aehegma v. Aehegma
  Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals· 1990-09-17· cited 16×
• Devaney v. L'ESPERANCE
  Supreme Court of New Jersey· 2008-06-17· cited 11×
• Watts (Bischoff) v. Watts
  Court of Appeals of Wisconsin· 1989-09-26· cited 9×

Cites

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

• Marvin v. Marvin
  California Supreme Court· 1976-12-27· cited 396×
• Kranzush v. Badger State Mutual Casualty Co.
  Wisconsin Supreme Court· 1981-06-30· cited 142×
• Kozlowski v. Kozlowski
  Supreme Court of New Jersey· 1979-06-25· cited 134×
• Hewitt v. Hewitt
  Illinois Supreme Court· 1979-09-19· cited 111×
• Beal v. Beal
  Oregon Supreme Court· 1978-04-18· cited 76×
• Carroll v. Lee
  Arizona Supreme Court· 1986-01-06· cited 70×
• Wilharms v. Wilharms
  Wisconsin Supreme Court· 1980-02-07· cited 61×
• In Re Estate of Eriksen
  Supreme Court of Minnesota· 1983-08-19· cited 55×
• Glasgo v. Glasgo
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 1980-09-29· cited 48×
• West v. Knowles
  Washington Supreme Court· 1957-05-16· cited 38×
• Tyranski v. Piggins
  Michigan Court of Appeals· 1973-02-20· cited 27×
• Mason v. Rostad
  District of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1984-04-24· cited 25×
• Gorski v. Gorski
  Wisconsin Supreme Court· 1978-02-07· cited 24×
• Carlson v. Olson
  Supreme Court of Minnesota· 1977-05-13· cited 23×
• In Matter of Estate of Steffes
  Wisconsin Supreme Court· 1980-04-08· cited 21×
• Harman v. Rogers
  Supreme Court of Vermont· 1986-03-28· cited 21×
• Warden v. Warden
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 1984-02-21· cited 19×
• State v. Hood
  Supreme Court of Iowa· 1984-03-14· cited 18×
• Latham v. Latham
  Oregon Supreme Court· 1976-03-18· cited 15×
• Coney v. Coney
  New Jersey Superior Court App Division· 1985-07-24· cited 15×

Other cases named Watts v. Watts

55 other CourtListener records share this case name; the 50 most cited are listed.

• Watts v. Watts
  Court of Appeals of Texas· 1978-01-31· cited 66×
• Watts v. Watts
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1894-02-26· cited 48×
• Watts v. Watts
  Court of Appeals of Arkansas· 1986-04-16· cited 44×
• Watts v. Watts
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1985-03-13· cited 41×
• Watts v. Watts
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1908-05-16· cited 39×
• Watts v. Watts
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 2003-05-27· cited 36×
• Watts v. Watts
  Supreme Court of New Hampshire· 1975-04-30· cited 32×
• Watts v. Watts
  Nebraska Supreme Court· 1996-05-10· cited 31×
• Watts v. Watts
  Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama· 1997-09-15· cited 30×
• Watts v. Watts
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1943-06-01· cited 27×
• Watts v. Watts
  Court of Appeals of Texas· 1978-11-02· cited 19×
• Watts v. Watts
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1942-12-01· cited 19×
• Watts v. Watts
  Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 2002-01-24· cited 15×
• Watts v. Watts
  Tenth Circuit· 2019-09-05· cited 15×
• Watts v. Watts
  Louisiana Court of Appeal· 2009-04-08· cited 13×
• Watts v. Watts
  Court of Appeals of Mississippi· 2003-03-11· cited 11×
• Watts v. Watts
  Court of Appeals of Mississippi· 2012-01-24· cited 11×
• Watts v. Watts
  Supreme Court of Kansas· 1940-01-27· cited 11×
• Watts v. Watts
  Louisiana Court of Appeal· 1989-11-14· cited 8×
• Watts v. Watts
  Court of Appeals of Texas· 1964-12-30· cited 8×
• Watts v. Watts
  Supreme Judicial Court of Maine· 2003-03-19· cited 8×
• Watts v. Watts
  Supreme Court of Arkansas· 1929-04-08· cited 7×
• Watts v. Watts
  Ohio Court of Appeals· 2014-05-01· cited 6×
• Watts v. Watts
  Louisiana Court of Appeal· 2017-12-29· cited 5×
• Watts v. Watts
  Supreme Court of Kansas· 1944-01-22· cited 5×
• Watts v. Watts
  Missouri Court of Appeals· 1959-05-04· cited 3×
• Watts v. Watts
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1920-10-15· cited 3×
• Watts v. Watts
  Supreme Court of Alabama· 2006-05-12· cited 2×
• Watts v. Watts
  Supreme Court of Missouri· 1848-07-15· cited 2×
• Watts v. Watts
  Louisiana Court of Appeal· 1974-12-10· cited 2×
• Watts v. Watts
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1978-02-24· cited 1×
• Watts v. Watts
  Supreme Court of Alabama· 2006-01-27
• Watts v. Watts
  Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama· 2005-12-16
• Watts v. Watts
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2009-09-21
• Watts v. Watts
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2011-03-16
• Watts v. Watts
  Ohio Court of Appeals· 2014-02-21
• Watts v. Watts
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1961-10-12
• Watts v. Watts
  Missouri Court of Appeals· 1993-02-23
• Watts v. Watts
  Supreme Court of Oklahoma· 1954-05-11
• Watts v. Watts
  Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 1925-12-15
• Watts v. Watts
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1899-08-02
• Watts v. Watts
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1921-03-16
• Watts v. Watts
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1921-03-16
• Watts v. Watts
  Berks County Court of Common Pleas· 1994-10-13
• Watts v. Watts
  Court of Appeals of South Carolina· 1827-02-01
• Watts v. Watts
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1973-09-19
• Watts v. Watts
  Supreme Court of Louisiana· 1975-03-21
• Watts v. Watts
  Louisiana Court of Appeal· 1984-05-16
• Watts v. Watts
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1991-01-30
• Watts v. Watts
  Supreme Court of Louisiana· 2018-03-23