Hales v. Hicks’s Empirical Analysis
1979
Citation profile
1
cited by 1 later decisions
1
states following
January 1987
most recently cited
1 state decisions
Most-quoted passages
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““From the above quoted provisions of the agreement and statements made in open court it is apparent that the settlement agreement, and settlement decree resolved all disputed matters between the parties prior to August 11-12, 1977. Upon a showing of default and failure to cure, plaintiffs were entitled to summary judgment to enforce the agreement.””
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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