Johnson v. Best’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

25 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 25 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"The order of a probate court appointing a guardian for the person of a minor, without notice to or consent of the child's mother, and where no issue concerning the mother's fitness is presented or determined in such appointment proceedings, is not binding on the mother and does not impair her right to the custody of her child."”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. In Re McCoy · Loveland v. Reed

2. “"... The petition for the appointment of appellant did not confer jurisdiction on the probate court to appoint a guardian over the person of the child which would be binding on the mother, the natural and statutory guardian of her child ..."”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. In Re McCoy · Loveland v. Reed

3. ““Had the appointment of appellant as guardian been valid, appellee would not have been deprived of the custody of her child by virtue of such appointment where appellee’s fitness was not made an issue and determined against her in the proceedings for the appointment of appellant as guardian. (In re Brown, 98 Kan. 663 , 159 Pac. 504 ; Melroy v. Keiser, 123 Kan. 513 , 255 Pac. 978 ; Jagger v. Rader, 134 Kan. 570 , 7 P. 2d 114 .)” (p. 671.)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Loucka v. State Department of Social Welfare