Algee v. Algee’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

22 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 22 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““The rule deducible from the authorities is as follows: Where defense is made and, after trial, a judgment is rendered on the merits, the court, after the expiration of the term at which the judgment is rendered, loses control of the judgment, except in actions brought pursuant to sections 344 and 518, Civil Code, unless «the motion for a new trial, or to set aside the judgment, is made within the time prescribed by the statute.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Holliday v. Tennis Coal Company

2. ““On May 19th a default judgment was rendered, granting plaintiff a divorce, adjudging that she was the owner of the property described in the petition, and striking the action from the docket. On June 24, 1911, and during the same term of court, the defendant appeared in open court and entered a motion to set aside the judgment. * * * No action on the motion was taken at that term.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Hunter v. Tutt

3. ““Where judgment is rendered by default, a motion to set aside the judgment made at any time during the term at which it is rendered, suspends the judgment, and the court has power after the term to sustain the motion and set the judgment aside. (Citing cases.)””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Hunter v. Tutt