859 So. 2d 1006 - Johnson v. Gray’s Empirical Analysis
2003
Citation profile
90
cited by 90 later decisions
2
states following
December 2018
most recently cited
90 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Strickland v. Washington · 437 So. 2d 1003 - Albright v. Albright · 671 So. 2d 581 - Walker v. State · Culbreath v. Johnson · 689 So. 2d 770 - Bredemeier v. Jackson
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 90 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“the chancellor has the ultimate discretion to weigh the evidence the way he sees fit.”
7 later decisions quote this exact passage“[a] chancellor must be manifestly wrong, clearly erroneous, or apply an erroneous legal standard in order for this Court to reverse.”
5 later decisions quote this exact passage“a non-custodial party must prove [that]: (1) there has been a substantial change in circumstances affecting the child; (2) the change adversely affects the [child's] welfare; and (3) a change in custody is in the best interest of the child.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.