Griffin v. Jones’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

24 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. ““The rule established by this court, following the decisions of the Supreme Court of Kansas in holding that a general appearance, after rendition of judgment, has the effect to validate a void judgment, often results in hardships, and, in effect, a denial of justice, and should not be extended beyond the reason of such rule. It has been said that a judgment which is void for want of service is no judgment at all; and to hold that after a judgment in form only has been entered against a party, which in fact and in law is no judgment, by his appearance in an effort to relieve himself from such judgment which' is apparently valid, but which in fact is’ void, is carrying the rule of estoppel and waiver to the extreme.””

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

2. ““There is no contention that any appearance was made, so far as relates to the cross-petitions or the judgments rendered thereon; neither is it contended that there was any summons served or notice of any kind given to defendants on said cross-petitions.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Littlefield v. Brown

3. ““ * * * A void judgment may be vacated at any time, on motion of a party, or any person affected thereby””

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