Lowe v. Lowe’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

14 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 14 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “(a) the desires of the child; (b) the emotional and physical needs of the child now and in the future; (c) the emotional and physical danger to the child now and in the future; (d) the parental abilities of the individuals seeking custody; (e) the programs available to assist these individuals to promote the best interest of the child; (f) the plans for the child by these individuals or the agency seeking custody; (g) the stability of the home or proposed placement; (h) the acts or omissions of the parent which may indicate that the existing parent-child relationship is not a proper one; and (i) any excuse for the acts or omissions of the parent.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. In the Interest of A.P.P., a Minor Child · In Re APP

2. “... [W]here (1) the lawyer has misled the client, or wholly failed to perform his or her professional duties, and (2) the client is free of responsibility and knowledge, the client meets the first prong of Craddock by showing her own lack of knowledge or lack of responsibility. For example, in this case, Mrs. Lowe’s lawyer told her the July 15 trial was continued and he gave her a timetable which supported that statement. To her knowledge, the trial was continued, and we are not going to hold her responsible for her lawyer's apparent fraudulent actions .... The exception to this rule is that the agent's knowledge is not imputed to the principal when the agent engages in fraudulent conduct.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Hahn v. Whiting Petroleum Corp.