Boykin v. Boykin’s Empirical Analysis
1984
Citation profile
4
cited by 4 later decisions
1
states following
February 1997
most recently cited
4 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 368 So. 2d 1283 - McDonald v. McDonald · 396 So. 2d 1177 - Zeller v. Zeller · Cobb v. Cobb · 379 So. 2d 627 - Ray v. Ray · 364 So. 2d 1255 - Alford v. Alford
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.
“The chancellor heard all the testimony, viewed the situation as only a trial judge can, and we are unable to say he was manifestly wrong under the facts of this particular case.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Bowen v. Bowen“it is better to award possession of the martial residence to the party who is given custody of the children.”
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.