340 So. 2d 397 - Sims v. Sims’s Empirical Analysis
1976
Citation profile
3
cited by 3 later decisions
1
states following
March 1983
most recently cited
3 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Johnson v. Johnson · Newson v. Newson · Newson v. Newson · 220 So. 2d 241 - Ogden v. Ogden · 299 So. 2d 458 - Litton v. Litton
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 3 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
““The father has a right to visit with his son as he has been guilty of no conduct whatsoever to forfeit that right. The lower court’s requirement that all visitation between the father and son take place in Louisiana while the father’s home is in Tennessee is unrealistic. Visitation conducted in a motel or in the home of a Louisiana relative or friend does not allow the father and son an opportunity to enjoy their relationship with each other in the more desirable environment surrounding Dr. Sims’ own home and community where he works and lives. The establishment of a long time relationship between Dr. Sims and his son cannot possibly be attained to the same extent in Louisiana as it could if some limited visitation were permitted in Dr. Sims’ own home and surroundings in Tennessee.””
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Cox v. Cox
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.