Amaro v. Amaro’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

9 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 9 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"Where a trial court receives ore tenus evidence, its judgment based on that evidence is entitled to a presumption of correctness on appeal and will not be reversed absent a showing that the trial court abused its discretion or that the judgment is so unsupported by the evidence as to be plainly and palpably wrong. Scholl v. Parsons , 655 So.2d 1060 (Ala.Civ.App. 1995). This `presumption of correctness is based in part on the trial court's unique ability to observe the parties and the witnesses and to evaluate their credibility and demeanor.' Littleton v. Littleton , 741 So.2d 1083 , 1085 (Ala.Civ.App. 1999). In addition, when the trial court's judgment does not make specific findings of fact, this court must assume that the trial court made those findings of fact necessary to support its judgment. Ex parte Bryowsky , 676 So.2d 1322 (Ala. 1996). This court is not permitted to reweigh the evidence on appeal and substitute its judgment for that of the trial court. Somers v. McCoy , 777 So.2d 141 (Ala.Civ.App. 2000)."”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 925 So. 2d 207 - Mollohan v. Jelley

2. “Where a trial court receives ore tenus evidence, . . . . [t]his court is not permitted to reweigh the evidence on appeal and substitute its judgment for that of the trial court.'”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Rodgers v. Rodgers