Shepherd v. Shepherd’s Empirical Analysis
1990
Citation profile
4
cited by 4 later decisions
1
states following
April 2015
most recently cited
4 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 1738A
Relies on 514 So. 2d 845 - Ex Parte Adams · Ex Parte Slade · Ex Parte Lee
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 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
““The petition [for writ of mandamus] shall contain ... copies of any order or opinion or parts of the record which would be essential to an understanding of the matters set forth in the petition.””
1 later decision 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.