Boyd v. Boyd’s Empirical Analysis
1970
Citation profile
19
cited by 19 later decisions
2
states following
November 2016
most recently cited
19 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Lane v. Katt · Hugeback v. Hugeback · Copenhaver v. Copenhaver
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 19 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
““3. On appellate review: (a) The court shall review the case upon both the law and the evidence as in suits of an equitable nature. (b) Due regard shall be given to the opportunity of the trial court to have judged the credibility of witnesses.””
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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