McIntosh v. Meyer’s Empirical Analysis
1962
Citation profile
4
cited by 4 later decisions
1
states following
July 1967
most recently cited
4 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Mahaffey v. Mahaffey · Matter of Guardianship, Boyd & Nickolas Faust · Crum v. Upchurch · Earwood v. Cowart
Most-quoted passages
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“"The guilding star in child custody cases is that the court determine the best interest of the child. See Earwood v. Cowart, 232 Miss. 760 , 100 So.2d 601 ; 66 A.L.R.2d 1410 ; In the Matter of the Guardianship of Faust, 239 Miss. 299 , 123 So.2d 218 ." 243 Miss. at 601 , 139 So.2d at 370 .”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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