333 Ill. App. 450 - Meyer v. Meyer’s Empirical Analysis

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21 state decisions

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

1. ““Although neither of the chancellors made a finding on the question of residence, the evidence warrants only the conclusion that plaintiff did not reside in Cook County at the time her divorce complaint was filed and that her temporary presence in a sanitarium as a patient did not give the court jurisdiction to enter the decree of divorce. Presumably the parties have adduced all the evidence that is possible upon this subject, and it would serve no useful purpose to remand the case for a third trial. Therefore, in view of our conclusions as to the legal aspects of the controversy the order of the circuit court entered July 10, 1946, dismissing plaintiff’s petition is reversed and the cause is remanded with directions to expunge the decree of divorce and dismiss the cause at defendant’s cost.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Meyer v. Meyer

2. ““Even though a judgment is valid on its face, if the parties admit facts which show that it is void, or if such facts are established without objection, the case is similar to one wherein the judgment is void on its face and is subject to collateral attack.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Hartigan v. Hartigan