BB & T v. Taylor’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

25 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 25 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “(b) Mistakes; Inadvertence; Excusable Neglect; Newly Discovered Evidence; Fraud, etc. On motion and upon such terms as are just, the court may relieve a party or his legal representative from a final judgment, order, or proceeding for the following reasons: (1) mistake, inadvertence, surprise, or excusable neglect; (2) newly discovered evidence which by due diligence could not have been discovered in time to move for a new trial under Rule 59(b); (3) fraud, misrepresentation, or other misconduct of an adverse party; (4) the judgment is void; (5) the judgment has been satisfied, released, or discharged, or a prior judgment upon which it is based has been reversed or otherwise vacated, or it is no longer equitable that the judgment should have prospective application.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Rouvet v. Rouvet · Stearns Bank National Ass'n v. Glenwood Falls, LP

2. “A judgment is void if a court acts without personal jurisdiction.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. FINANCIAL FEDERAL CREDIT INC. v. Brown · Stearns Bank National Ass'n v. Glenwood Falls, LP

3. “An abuse of discretion arises where the judge issuing the order was controlled by an error of law or where the order is based on factual conclusions that are without evidentiary support.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Stearns Bank National Ass'n v. Glenwood Falls, LP