Hobdy v. Lewis’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

5 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 5 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““The appellate court is not authorized to change or alter findings of the trial court unless the court has grossly abused its discretion. We are not authorized to change the amount found by the trial court merely because we might think it too high or too low. We must indulge every reasonable presumption, consistent with the record, in favor of the judgment.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Ramey v. Ramey

2. ““The duty of a father to support his children, after divorce, corresponds to his financial ability. Each case must stand on its own facts, and trial courts of necessity have wide discretion in regard thereto. 21 Tex.Jur.2d 10, § 387; Scott v. Fort Worth National Bank, Tex.Civ.App., 170 S.W.2d 576 ; Brito v. Brito, Tex.Civ.App., 346 S.W.2d 133 .””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Ramey v. Ramey