Simpson v. Simpson’s Empirical Analysis
1986
Citation profile
1
cited by 1 later decisions
1
states following
April 2000
most recently cited
1 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Graham v. State · Forbes v. State · Davis v. Davis · Mikkelsen v. Mikkelsen · Chastain v. Chastain
Most-quoted passages
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“If a state of permanent insanity is once shown, the burden of proof shifts, and a lucid interval must be proved by the other side.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“[S]anity is presumed, and if the contrary is alleged, it must be proved by the party imputing it.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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