151 N.C. App. 728 - In Re Johnston’s Empirical Analysis

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10 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 10 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “If the trial court's findings of fact are supported by competent evidence, and they support its conclusions, they are binding on appeal.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. In Re ENS · 182 N.C. App. 175 - In Re JN

2. “Findings of fact are defined as `[d]eterminations from the evidence of a case ... concerning facts averred by one party and denied by another.' Conclusions of law are defined as `[f]inding[s] by [a] court as determined through [the] application of rules of law.'”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. In Re ENS

3. “In all actions tried upon the facts without a jury or with an advisory jury, the court shall find the facts specially and state separately its conclusions of law thereon and direct the entry of the appropriate judgment.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. In Re ENS