Johnson v. Johnson’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

5 federal appellate · 23 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 28 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “‘ ‘ This Court has held that even though the decree awarding the custody of the child is the decree of a foreign Court, nevertheless, that decree As between the parents, * * * is res adjudicata, subject, as between those parties, to modification only by the court that granted the decree’ so long as such child remains within the jurisdiction of that Court. Kenner v. Kenner, 139 Tenn. 211, 223 , 201 S. W. 779 , 782, L. R. A. 1918E, 587.””

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Alexander v. Alexander · State ex rel. Bolden v. Woodring

2. ““This Court in Hicks v. State, 158 Tenn. 204 , 12 S.W.2d 385 , held by necessary implication that after the awrding (sic) of the custody of the child to one parent with the full knowledge of the other parent, then the forcible or surreptitious removal of this child by the other parent would amount to kidnapping.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Holtcamp

3. “"The process, pleadings, minute entries, verdict, and judgment are matters properly constituting a perfect record in the absence of a bill of exceptions, and can be reviewed, though there may be no bill of exceptions made, or filed, or incorporated in the transcript." 185 Tenn. at 405 , 206 S.W.2d at 403 .”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Leek v. State