Chambers v. Parker’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

6 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 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “". . . This sealed package may be opened only on the order of a competent court either upon its own motion, or upon the demand of the adopted child or the adoptive parent, or the state registrar, for compelling reasons and only to the extent necessary to satisfy such compelling necessity." [4]”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. Massey v. Parker · 375 So. 2d 693 - Kirsch v. Parker

2. “". . . The state registrar shall seal and file the original certificate of birth with the certificate of the decree. This sealed package may be opened only on the order of a competent court either upon its own motion, or upon the demand of the adopted child or the adoptive parent, or the state registrar."”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Massey v. Parker · 375 So. 2d 693 - Kirsch v. Parker

3. “"The legislative intent to preserve inheritance rights to the adoptee excludes, as inconsistent, any interpretation which would prevent the adoptee from learning the identity of those from whom he is to inherit."”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Massey v. Parker