State v. Maddox’s Empirical Analysis
1978
Citation profile
5
cited by 5 later decisions
1
states following
February 1985
most recently cited
5 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Brown v. State · 42 Ala. App. 529 - Ward v. State · Hunter v. State · Eli Witt Cigar & Tobacco Co. v. Somers · Webster v. City of Birmingham
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 5 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“Proceedings under this chapter shall not be brought after the lapse of two years from the birth of the child, unless, in the meantime, the reputed father has legally acknowledged paternity or has supported said child.”
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.