Gates v. Gates’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

11 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 11 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““With respect to the second contention that the trial court found incorrectly, the law is clear in this jursdiction that the appellate court will not substitute its judgment for that of the trial court unless a manifest abuse of discretion occurred. In Somerville v. Somerville, Ky., 306 S.W.2d 301 , we stated: ‘When the evidence is conflicting, much weight is given to the Chancellor’s decision, and after weighing the evidence, the judgment will be reversed only when we are convinced that he was in error.’ The trial court heard and saw the witnesses and is in a better position to evaluate the testimony than is this Court. McCormick v. Lewis, Ky., 328 S.W.2d 415 . Upon an examination of the record ‘we are not convinced that he was in error’, and we are not convinced that he abused his discretion. Newby v. Newby, Ky., 275 S.W.2d 779 . As always, the welfare of the children is paramount. Brengle v. Hurst, Ky., 408 S.W.2d 418 . Not being convinced that the trial court was in error we cannot and will not substitute our decision for the judgment of the trial court when the evidence is as conflicting as is indicated by the record in this case. Renfro v. Renfro, Ky., 291 S.W.2d 46 .””

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

2. “is an appealable order and this Court may review it.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Nb v. Ch