Derby v. Kim’s Empirical Analysis
1977
Citation profile
3
cited by 3 later decisions
2
states following
June 1984
most recently cited
3 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Boone v. Lightner · Gates v. Gates · Howell v. Gossett · Lankford v. Milhollin · Smith v. Smith
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 3 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“It is clear that when a parent having custody dies, legal custody reverts to the other parent unless he has lost his parental rights as provided under [OCGA § 19-7-1 (Code Ann. § 74-108)] or is shown to be presently unfit. [Cits.]”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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