Witso v. Overby’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

13 state decisions

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 13 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “The court ... may, and upon request of a party shall, require the child, mother, or alleged father to submit to blood or genetic tests. A mother or alleged father requesting the tests shall file with the court an affidavit either alleging or denying paternity and setting forth facts that establish the reasonable possibility that there was, or was not, the requisite sexual contact between the parties.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. Frieson v. Pahkala · Custody of the Child of Williams v. Carlson

2. “If two or more presumptions arise which conflict with each other, the presumption which on the facts is founded on the weightier considerations of policy and logic controls.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. A. S. v. K. C.-W. (In re C. F. N.) · 32 Cal. 4th 588 - In Re Jesusa

3. “provides the exclusive [statutory] basis for standing to bring an action to determine paternity.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. A. S. v. K. C.-W. (In re C. F. N.) · Beardsley v. Garcia