Wallis v. Smith’s Empirical Analysis
2001
Citation profile
34
cited by 34 later decisions
1
states following
May 2019
most recently cited
34 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Griswold v. State of Connecticut · Eisenstadt v. Baird · 194 W. Va. 138 - Chrystal R.M. v. Charlie A.L. · Gomez v. Perez · Barbara A. v. John G.
Most-quoted passages
The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 34 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“Making each parent financially responsible for the conception and birth of children ... illuminates a strong public policy that makes paramount the interests of the child.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“[a] motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim under Rule 1-012(B)(6) ... tests the legal sufficiency of the complaint, not the facts that support it[,]”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.