182 Mich. App. 243 - Abbott v. Howard’s Empirical Analysis

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3 federal appellate · 5 state decisions

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1. “Care should also be taken not to confuse “void” judgments with those which are merely “voidable”. Certain procedural irregularities, not amounting to lack of jurisdiction over the person or subject matter, are sometimes characterized as making a judgment “voidable”. This means that these judgments may be set aside upon a timely application in the same proceedings as a matter of judicial discretion.”

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