Taylor v. Taylor’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. “(c) In a jury trial: (1) a party is entitled to a verdict by the jury on the issues of: (A) the appointment of a managing conservator; (B) the appointment of joint managing conservators; (C) the appointment of a possessory conservator; and (D) the determination of the primary residence of the child; (2) a party is not entitled to a jury verdict on the issues of: (A) child support; (B) a specific term or condition of possession of or access to the child; or (C) any right or duty of a possessory or managing conservator, other than the issue of primary residence determined under Subdivision (1)(D). (3) the court may submit to the jury an issue described by Subdivision (2). (d) The court may not contravene a jury verdict on an issue submitted under Subsection (c)(1). A jury verdict on an issue submitted under Subsection (c)(3) is advisory only.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. In Re ZAT

2. “a. the cost and inconvenience of transporting the prisoner between his place of incarceration and the courtroom; b. the security risk and potential danger to the court and public of allowing the prisoner to attend court; c. whether the prisoner’s claims are substantial; d. whether a determination of the matter can reasonably be delayed until the prisoner is released; e. whether the prisoner can and will offer admissible, noncumulative testimony which cannot be offered effectively by deposition, telephone, or otherwise; f. whether the prisoner’s presence is important in judging his demeanor and credibility compared with that of other witnesses; g. whether the trial is to the court or to a jury; and h. the prisoner’s probability of success on the merits.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. In the Interest of Z.L.T.

3. “to obtain a just, fair, equitable and impartial adjudication of the rights of litigants under established principles of substantive law.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. In Re DDJ