Surette v. Brantley’s Empirical Analysis
1986
Citation profile
4
cited by 4 later decisions
1
states following
June 1992
most recently cited
4 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 357 So. 2d 974 - Maddox v. Druid City Hospital Bd. · City of Daphne v. Caffey · 378 So. 2d 710 - Am. Home Assur. Co. v. Hardy
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 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“"Rule 60(b), Ala.R.Civ.P., is an extreme remedy to be used only under extraordinary circumstances. City of Daphne v. Caffey, 410 So.2d 8 (Ala.1981). The relief pursuant to Rule 60(b) is a matter within the discretion of the trial court, subject to revision only upon an abuse of that discretion. Maddox v. Druid City Hospital Board, 357 So.2d 974 (Ala.1978). A defaulting party seeking under Rule 60(b) to have a default judgment set aside must prove one of the grounds for relief set out in the rule, and must allege and prove a meritorious defense to the action. American Home Assurance Company v. Hardy, 378 So. 2d 710 (Ala.1979)." (Emphasis added.)”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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