Walter E. Heller & Co. v. Kocher’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

6 district · 18 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 24 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"When, however, a corporation has actual notice, in fact, of the pendency of the action, due process of law is obviously afforded and unless the defect in service is jurisdictional, the corporation cannot effectively complain that it has not been afforded due process.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 38 Md. App. 578 - Guen v. Guen · 37 Md. App. 592 - Steed Mortgage Co. v. Arthur

2. ““If [the lien holder] had been able to prove that it had not received effective actual knowledge of the equity of redemption foreclosure proceeding because of the failure of the plaintiff to comply with Rules 106 and 107, notwithstanding the telephone calls and letters already mentioned, another issue might have been presented in the present case. This it did not do, however, and we express no opinion in regard to that possible issue.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Canaj, Inc. v. Baker and Division Phase III

3. ““[T]he obvious purpose of the provisions of these Rules [106 and 107] is to provide for methods which will reasonably insure the ultimate reception by the corporation of actual notice that an action has been filed against it____When... a corporation has actual notice, in fact, of the pendency of the action, due process of law is obviously afforded . . . .””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 38 Md. App. 578 - Guen v. Guen