66 N.C. App. 461 - Bryan v. Bryan’s Empirical Analysis
1984
Citation profile
6
cited by 6 later decisions
2
states following
July 1987
most recently cited
6 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Teachy v. Coble Dairies, Inc. · 54 N.C. App. 486 - Shaver v. N. C. Monroe Construction Co.
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 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“when the record shows that the parent seeking modification of a custody order of another state has improperly retained the child after a visit, the law does not allow a district court in this state to exercise its jurisdiction to modify the order absent findings of fact in support of the conclusion that the interests of the child requires it to do so.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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