In Re Vilas’s Empirical Analysis
1970
Citation profile
7
cited by 7 later decisions
2
states following
July 1981
most recently cited
7 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Sweet v. Johnson · Pulliam v. State
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 7 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“"In the present case there is no evidence that the mother Cheryl was guilty of disregard of her duty, `owing to indifference or willfulness.' We are convinced that the arrangement whereby Lisa was placed with [petitioners] was purely the result of the long and close personal relationship between them and the Smith family, and that it should not be construed as a renunciation of Lisa, or as evidencing a lack of interest in her welfare, on the part of either Cheryl or her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Smith."”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Russell v. O'Neill
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