3 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 37 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side — they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Carle v. Carle.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carle v. Carle Anchor | green | “a litigant cannot treat a judgment as both right and wrong, and if he has voluntarily accepted the benefits of a judgment, he cannot afterward prosecute an appeal therefrom.” | 28 |
| 2 | Carle v. Carle | green | “litigant cannot treat a judgment as both right and wrong, and if he has voluntarily accepted the benefits of a judgment, he cannot afterward prosecute an appeal therefrom.” | 5 |
| 3 | Williams v. LifeCare Hospitals of North Texas, L.P. | green | “the doctrine arises most often in divorce cases in which one spouse accepts certain assets awarded by the judgment and then seeks to appeal the remainder of the judgment.” | 4 |
A red or yellow flag on a member means the underlying case has negative treatment — for those, check the case page before relying on the passage.