Barnett v. Barnett’s Empirical Analysis
1960
Citation profile
10
cited by 10 later decisions
1
states following
March 1977
most recently cited
10 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Padgett v. Padgett · Easterling v. Caton · McBride v. McBride · Casey v. Cobb · Alexander v. Davis
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 10 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“"Although the petition may not be as factual in its averments as might be desired or required under ordinary rules of pleading, we think it is sufficient to invoke the jurisdiction of the equity court, for it shows a change of a condition which apparently played a large part in the court's decision to award the custody of the child to the father rather than to the mother." 270 Ala. at 490 -91 , 120 So.2d at 130.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Thorne v. Thorne
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.