Hust v. Hust’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

48 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 49 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““ ‘... it is not reason enough to deprive parents of custody that their home is not the best or most modern that could be offered to the child, so long as the child does not suffer physical or moral harm, or lack of food or clothing. Poverty, lack of education or of culture alone are never justification enough for severing the ties that bind families together.’ ””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Mansukhani v. Pailing · Buchholz v. Buchholz

2. ““We are of the opinion that an oral recitation by the court from the bench which is fully recorded is entitled to consideration on appeal, under Rule 52(a), to the extent that it contains findings of fact or conclusions of law by the court.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Williams v. Williams · Klitzke v. Klitzke

3. ““must award the custody of the child to a person, agency, organization, or institution as will, in the opinion of the judge, promote the best interests and welfare of the child.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Simons by and Through Simons v. Gisvold · Hartleib v. Simes