245 So. 2d 525 - Spell v. Bourque’s Empirical Analysis
1971
Citation profile
7
cited by 7 later decisions
1
states following
July 1984
most recently cited
7 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 213 So. 2d 190 - Parker v. Saileau
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 7 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“if the evidence establishes that the adoptive parents are unfit, or that it would be to the best interests of the child that such a decree be revoked.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. In Re McK“shall be the best interest of the child.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. In Re McK
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.