523 So. 2d 79 - Clark v. Myrick’s Empirical Analysis
1988
Citation profile
55 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 55 later decisions — most recently January 2019 · most notably 547 So. 2d 766 - Nichols v. Tedder (1989), 637 So. 2d 850 - Chamblee v. Chamblee (1994)
55 state decisions
Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.
Relationships
Relies on Culbreath v. Johnson · 437 So. 2d 410 - Tedford v. Dempsey · 435 So. 2d 683 - Cotton v. McConnell · 355 So. 2d 667 - Richardson v. Riley · 431 So. 2d 1139 - Cheek v. Ricker
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 55 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“. James argues in his brief that he has not been able to visit with this child on any type of regular basis due to the mother's interference. The chancellor did not allow a hearing where James was given the opportunity to present evidence that he has been denied reasonable visitation and what is in the best interest of the child. However, James did not file a motion for contempt contending that Vicky Lynn has refused him”
7 later decisions quote this exact passage“In appeals from Chancery Court, our scope of review is limited. We will not reverse a Chancellor's findings of fact where they are supported by substantial credible evidence in the record.”
5 later decisions quote this exact passage“a substantial and material change in the circumstances of one of the interested parties arising subsequent to the entry of the decree sought to be modified.”
2 later decisions 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.