187 Mich. App. 367 - Nelson v. Kendrick’s Empirical Analysis

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2 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. “As used in this section, "child custody dispute" includes a proceeding in which any of the following occurs: (a) The marriage of the child's parents is declared invalid or is dissolved by the court, or a court enters a decree of legal separation with regard to the marriage. (b) Legal custody of the child is given to a party other than the child's parent, or the child is placed outside of and does not reside in the home of a parent, excluding any child who has been placed for adoption with other than a stepparent, or whose adoption by other than a stepparent has been legally finalized. [M.C.L.A. § 722.27b(2); M.S.A. § 25.312(7b)(2) (emphasis added).]”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Frame v. Nehls

2. “Except as provided in this subsection, a grandparent of the child may seek an order for visitation in the manner set forth in this section only if a child custody dispute with respect to that child is pending before the court. If a natural parent of an unmarried child is deceased, a parent of the deceased person may commence an action for visitation. Adoption of the child by a stepparent . . . does not terminate the right of a parent of the deceased person to commence an action for visitation. [MCL 722.27b(l); MSA 25.312(7b)(l).]”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Frame v. Nehls

3. “includes” is a word of limitation, not enlargement. “When used in a statute, the word ‘include’ may be construed as a word of enlargement or limitation and is not in and of itself determinative of how it is intended to be used.” Nelson v. Kendrick, 187 Mich.App. 367, 370 , 466 N.W.2d 402 (Mich.App. 1991) (citation omitted). In other words, this court finds that the word”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 964 F. Supp. 1152 - Cloverdale Equipment Co. v. Manitowoc Engineering Co.