Holmes v. Sanders’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

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

1. ““There is plenary competent evidence to support Judge Bickett’s findings of fact, and his findings of fact support his judgment. The findings of fact by Judge Williams and Judge Bickett clearly show there are substantial reasons to deprive petitioner of the custody of his child. Judge Bickett’s judgment is in accord with our decisions that the child’s welfare is the paramount consid eration, and that a parent’s love must yield to another if, after judicial investigation, it is found that the best interest of the child is subserved thereby.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 5 N.C. App. 160 - Greer v. Greer

2. “Where there are unusual circumstances and the best interest of the child justifies such action, a court may refuse to award cus tody to either the mother or father and instead award the custody of the child to grandparents or others. There may be occasions where even “a parent’s love must yield to another if after judicial investigation it is found that the best interest of the child is sub-served thereby.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. David N. v. Jason N.