Devine v. Cluff’s Empirical Analysis
1986
Citation profile
2
cited by 2 later decisions
1
states following
December 1993
most recently cited
2 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Rudd v. Rudd · Palmer v. Fitzpatrick · Devine v. Cluff
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 2 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“On motion and upon such terms as are just, the court may relieve a party or his legal representative from a final judgment, order, or proceeding for the following reasons: ... (5) the judgment has been satisfied, released, or discharged, or a prior judgment upon which it is based has been reversed or otherwise vacated, or it is no longer equitable that the judgment should have prospective application; ---- The motion shall be made within a reasonable time, and for reasons (1), (2), (3) and (6) not more than (6) months after the judgment, order or proceeding was taken. A motion under this subdivision (b) does not affect the finality of a judgment or suspend its operation.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Fix v. Fix
How this case has been treated — in progress
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