Bradshaw v. Eudaly’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

6 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 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““A party against whom a judgment or order has been rendered, without other service than by publication in a newspaper, may, at any time within three years after the date of the judgment or order, have the same opened, and be let in to defend. Before the judgment or order shall 'be opened the applicant shall give notice to the adverse party of his intention to make such an application, and shall file a. full answer to the petition, pay all costs, if the court require them to be paid, and make it appear to the satisfaction of the court, by affidavit, or other evidence that during the pendency of the action he had no actual notice thereof in time to appear in court and make his defense; but the title to any property, the subject of the judgment or order sought to be opened, which, by it, or in consequence of it shall have passed to a purchaser in good faith, shall not be affected by any proceedings under this section, * *”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Perkins v. Masek · Eudaly v. Superior Oil Co.

2. ““The statute, 12 O.S.1941 sec. 176, authorizing defendants to have default judgments, rendered on service by publication, opened at any time within three years after dates of such judgments, is remedial and should be construed liberally in furtherance of justice.” “A proceeding by petition and summons thereon to open a judgment, pursuant to the authority granted by 12 O.S.1941 sec. 176, is a special proceeding.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Choctaw & Chickasaw Missionary Baptist Ass'n v. Matthews

3. ““The mailing of copies of the publication notice and petition to a defendant at his place of residence or business according to the provisions of 12 O. S. 1941, §172 does not constitute ‘other service’ in the sense the term is used in 12 O. S. 1941 §176, unless received by him.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Myers v. Myers