Williamson v. Roberts’s Empirical Analysis
2001
Citation profile
2 state decisions
Appellate journey
reviewedthe decision below (from Texas 124th Judicial District Court)
Relationships
Relies on Downer v. Aquamarine Operators, Inc. · Dawson v. Garcia · Rogers v. Walmart Stores, Inc. · American General Fire & Casualty Co. v. Vandewater · Hasty Inc. v. Inwood Buckhorn Joint Venture
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 2 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“I think that an attorney ad litem is there for the benefit of all the parties that are there. I would like to, for this to be assessed as court costs, and I would like for it to be split between the Plaintiffs and between the Defendant in that particular regard. And I think, that way, it would be a little bit more fair to all parties that are concerned. And I don’t think simply because there was a verdict returned against an individual, that he pays it all. We’re looking at a situation where the Court feels that it would be in the best interest of the child for this individual to be appointed. And, therefore, as a result of that, it should be assessed as a court cost, and to be borne one half by [Dr. Roberts], and one half by [the Williamsons].”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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