In Re Cruchelow’s Empirical Analysis
1996
Citation profile
5 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 36 Colo. App. 187 - In Re Application of Knight · Moskowitz v. Moskowitz · 437 So. 2d 732 - Isom v. CIR. COURT OF TENTH JUDICIAL CIR. · 194 Ga. App. 856 - In Re Parrott · 611 So. 2d 1355 - Brown v. Name Change
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 5 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“although a trial court normally has wide discretion in matters of this type, the court must show some substantial reason before it is justified in denying a petition for a name change.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“order what, if any, notice shall be given of the hearing, and after the giving of such notice, if any, may order the change of name as requested, upon proof in open court of the allegations of the petition and that there exists proper cause for granting the same.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. In Re Porter“(1) The cause for which the change of name is sought. (2) The name proposed. (8) That he [or shel has been a bona fide resident of the county for the year immediately prior to the filing of the petition.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrencee.g. In Re Porter
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.