Reed v. Reed’s Empirical Analysis
1959
Citation profile
16 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 16 later decisions — most recently December 2003
16 state decisions
Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.
Relationships
Relies on Mark v. Kahn · Clinton v. Morrow · Rees v. Briscoe · Kay v. Kay · In re Cohn
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 16 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“In view of the father and son relationship existing between Dr. Reed and his son and the relationship between the Baldwins and the child, the final determination herein must be on consideration of what, under all the circumstances, is best for the child, coupled with the rights of the parties as such rights refer to and have a direct bearing on the best interest of the child. [[Image here]] Dr. Reed has generously contributed to the support of the child, has exhibited a desire to preserve the parental relationship, has visited the child, had the child within [sic] him and has certainly been interested in his progress. This being an action of equitable nature and the court having heard the testimony, and finding for Dr. Reed, the judgment of the trial court enjoining the changing of the name will not be disturbed on appeal, unless against the clear weight of evidence. In re Fletcher’s Estate, Okl., 269 P.2d 349 . From an examination of the entire record, the judgment of the trial court is not against the clear weight of evidence. Reed at ¶¶ 8, 13 , 338 P.2d at 352, 353 .”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“In an action of equitable cognizance this court will examine the entire record and weigh the evidence, and will reverse the judgment of the trial court if found to be against the clear weight of the evidence or is contrary to established principles of equity. ¶ 19, 338 P.2d at 354-55 .”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“[t]he final determination herein must be on consideration of what, under all the circumstances, is best for the child, coupled with the rights of the parties as such rights refer to and have a direct bearing on the best interest of the child. Reed at ¶ 8 , 338 P.2d at 352 .”
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.