Mason v. Coleman’s Empirical Analysis
2006
Citation profile
25
cited by 25 later decisions
1
states following
October 2018
most recently cited
25 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on El Paso Natural Gas Co. v. Neztsosie · Ganey v. North Carolina · In Re Marriage of Burgess · New England Canteen Service, Inc. v. Ashley · Balden v. Cottee
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 25 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“is generally appropriate only if the parties demonstrate an ability and desire to cooperate amicably and communicate with one another to raise the children”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Ampomah v. Filson
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.