Rowell v. Smith’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

40 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 40 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “(A) The juvenile court has exclusive original jurisdiction under the Revised Code as follows: (2) * * * to determine the custody of any child not a ward of another court of this state.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. In re B.M. · In re X.B.

2. “A juvenile court may exercise jurisdiction only if expressly granted the authority to do so by statute.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. In re O.A. · In re J.L.M.

3. “The term 'jurisdiction' encompasses both subject-matter jurisdiction, i.e., the court's power to adjudicate the merits of a case, and the exercise of that jurisdiction.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. In re O.A.