Benson v. Webb’s Empirical Analysis
1984
Citation profile
4
cited by 4 later decisions
1
states following
November 1986
most recently cited
4 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Stuempges v. Parke, Davis & Co. · Peterson v. Peterson · State on Behalf of Gunderson v. Preuss
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 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“Inasmuch as there was contradictory evidence regarding the use of corporal punishment in appellant’s household, the trial court necessarily had to make a determination of the various witnesses’ credibility. The court reasonably chose to give greater weight to the two professionals testimony than that of parties who had a personal interest in the matter. It is the explicit duty of the trial court to make assessments of credibility, and this court will not second-guess that judgment unless it is clear it had no reasonable basis.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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