Myers v. Chamness’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

21 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 23 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““The judgment sought to be vacated was rendered without service of summons upon the defendant, but upon an unauthorized appearance by attorneys; therefore, the court did not, in fact, acquire jurisdiction of the person of the defendant. This infirmity did not appear upon the face of the judgment, hence it was not void, in the legal sense, but was voidable, and should have been vacated on the motion of the defendant, calling the court’s attention to such unauthorized appearance, and evidence dehors the record was admissible to show such unauthorized appearance, and want of jurisdiction. Edwards v. Smith, 42 Okla. 544 , 142 Pac. 302 ; Pettis v. Johnston, 78 Okla. 277 , 190 Pac. 681 . Under these circumstances, relief might have been had under the 3rd subdivision of section 810, Comp. Slat. 1921, on account of irregularity in obtaining the judgment, and it was unnecessary for the motion to vacate to be supported by an answer showing a meritorious defense, or to in any other manner show such defense.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Barfield Petroleum Co. v. Pickering Lumber Co.