Bishop v. Knight’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

13 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 13 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"We readily acknowledge that the trial court was in the best position to evaluate the credibility of the witnesses. See Fell v. Fell, 869 So.2d 486, 494 (Ala.Civ.App. 2003) (noting that the trial court is in the unique position to directly observe the witnesses and to assess their demeanor and credibility). Although it was certainly within the province of the trial court to determine the credibility of the witnesses and to shape its judgment accordingly, that judgment must be supported by the evidence. See Judah v. Gilmore, [ 804 So.2d 1092 (Ala.Civ.App. 2000) ]."”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Tctbm v. Bt · 46 So. 3d 957 - Am v. Js

2. “undisputed that the trial court was bound to apply the standard set forth in Ex parte McLendon , 455 So.2d 863 (Ala. 1984),”

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