Kightlinger v. Kightlinger’s Empirical Analysis
1968
Citation profile
4
cited by 4 later decisions
2
states following
July 1981
most recently cited
3 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 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“"* * * [A] report made pursuant to ORS 107.430 may not be read by the judge unless the reading is done in open court, under circumstances in which either party has an opportunity to object and to exclude portions of the report which do not satisfy the rules of evidence." Kightlinger v. Kightlinger, supra, 439 P.2d at 616 .”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Green v. Haugen
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