SMITH v. PEARCE (Two Cases)’s Empirical Analysis
2015
Citation profile
6
cited by 6 later decisions
1
states following
May 2018
most recently cited
6 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Wrightson v. Wrightson · 296 Ga. App. 26 - Brewer v. Paulk · Taylor v. Taylor · Brine v. Shipp · Fedina v. Larichev
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 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“that the Solomonic task of making custody decisions lies squarely upon the shoulders of the judge who can see and hear the parties and their witnesses, observe their demeanor and attitudes, and assess their credibility.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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.