Gray v. Hall’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

8 federal appellate · 91 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 103 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““It cannot be denied that, in those cases in which judgments have been rendered without any or insufficient service, or where the party not only has had no opportunity to answer, but is so ignorant of any proceeding against him as not to have been able to avail himself of the remedies which the law gives him until he has lost them all, the judgment is absolutely void. Such a judgment may be attacked at any time, directly or collaterally. (Citation.) But it is a fundamental principle, everywhere prevailing, that where a court has jurisdiction of the person of the parties and the subject matter of the controversy submitted to it by them, its judgment thereon cannot be impeached collaterally or otherwise than by some form of direct attack, although it may appear on the face of the record that error was committed by the court in determining the question.””

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

2. ““Although the court in the original action committed error which would have called for reversal on appeal, it had acquired jurisdiction to act in the .premises long before its commission, and its judgment having become final without appeal or other direct attack, it is now conclusive against this collateral attack, whether the matter was rightly or wrongly decided as to the matters presented or which should have been presented on the hearing. (Citation.) Where jurisdiction has attached any irregularities thereafter occurring merely render the judgment erroneous or voidable.””

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

3. “The notice essential to due course and process of law is the original notice whereby the court acquires jurisdiction, and is not notice of the time when jurisdiction, already completely vested, will be exercised.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 443 So. 2d 1227 - Carlton v. Owens