679 So. 2d 80 - Ferry v. Abrams’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

11 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 11 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “it is the role of the finder of fact, whether a jury or a trial judge, to resolve conflicts in the evidence and to weigh the credibility of witnesses. Great deference is afforded the finder of fact because it has the first-hand opportunity to see and hear the witnesses testify”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 832 So. 2d 242 - SM v. Department of Children and Families · 80 So. 3d 1114 - Siewert v. Casey

2. “In reviewing an order adjudicating a child dependent, this court does not conduct a de novo review of the evidence or substitute its judgment for that of the trial court. Rather, this court will uphold the trial court's order `[i]f, upon the pleadings and evidence before the trial court, there is any theory or principle of law which could support the trial court's judgment....' In order to adjudicate a child dependent, the trial court must find by the preponderance of the evidence that the child has been abused, abandoned, or neglected or is at substantial risk of imminent abuse, abandonment, or neglect. Because the trial court is responsible for resolving disputes in the evidence and making findings of fact, the trial court's findings as to abuse, abandonment, or neglect will be sustained if they are supported by competent substantial evidence.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 832 So. 2d 242 - SM v. Department of Children and Families