Bird v. Bird’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

8 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 8 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “as: the act of two adults dwelling together continuously and habitually in a private heterosexual relationship, even if this relationship is not solemnized by marriage, or a private homosexual relationship. Cohabitation is evidenced by the voluntary mutual assumption of those marital rights, duties, and obligations which are usually manifested by married people, and which include, but are not necessarily dependent on, sexual relations. Id. The North Carolina Supreme Court has formulated a two-part test for cohabitation:”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. 244 N.C. App. 465 - Setzler v. Setzler

2. “[I]t is not the function of this Court, or the trial court for that matter, to weigh conflicting evidence of record. Rather, in cases such as this, when there are genuine issues of material fact that are legitimately called into question, summary judgment should be denied and the issue preserved for the [fact finder].”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. 214 N.C. App. 196 - Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital Authority v. Talford

3. “(1) a dwelling together continuously and habitually of two adults and (2) a voluntary mutual assumption of those marital rights, duties, and obligations which are usually manifested by married people.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. 255 N.C. App. 214 - Davis v. Davis