54 Md. App. 520 - Venables v. Ayres’s Empirical Analysis
1983
Citation profile
15 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 42 U.S.C. § 416 (§ 216 of the Social Security Act of 1935)
Relies on United States v. Throckmorton · Tasea Investment Corp. v. Dale · Schwartz v. Merchants Mortgage Co. · Haskell v. Carey · Executors of Fooks v. Ghingher
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 15 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“[T]his case illustrates rather clearly the potential hazards in entering final adoption orders without ever laying eyes on the parties____ The opportunity for fraud, mistake or irregularity would be greatly lessened if the court were to require a personal appearance by the parties ... before issuing a final order. Trial courts would thus be prudent to regard Md. Rule D77 ... as requiring an evidentiary hearing of some sort in every case. 5”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority““No attempt to invalidate a final decree of adoption by reason of any jurisdictional or procedural defect shall be received by the court, or by any court in this State, unless ' regularly filed with such court within one year following the entry of a final decree.””
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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