Hughes v. Branton’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

4 state decisions

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 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““[I]t is well established that ‘ “ ‘[u]nless expressly authorized so to do, a court has no authority to transfer a cause from itself to another court, and thereby give the other court possession of the case to hear and determine it, although the other court would have had jurisdiction of the cause if it had come to it by due process.’ 21 C.J.S. Courts § 502, p. 769....” ’ Ex parte Boykin, 611 So.2d 322, 326 (Ala.1992) (quoting Allen v. Zickos, 37 Ala.App. 361, 364 , 68 So.2d 841, 843 (1953)).””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Ex parte N.B. · N.B. v. J.C.R.

2. “A probate court 'cannot take jurisdiction of a cause or administer remedies except as provided by statute.'”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. K.L.R. v. K.G.S. · 264 So. 3d 65 - K.L.R. v. K.G.S.