Evans v. Sharpley’s Empirical Analysis

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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.

1. “It is true that the judgment here complained of was by default, but it is also true that a judgment by default, where personal jurisdiction of a defendant has been obtained, is as conclusive either as an estoppel or bar as a judgment in a contested case. A judgment by default is attended by the same legal consequences as if there had been a verdict for the plaintiff. Freeman on Judgments, 5th Ed., Pages 1393-1395.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Gilleylen v. Evans (In Re Evans) · Sanders v. Nunley (In Re Nunley)

2. “An additional requirement applicable to this case is that the party against whom the doctrine is applied must have had a full and fair opportunity to litigate the issue in the previous action and must have been able to foresee the future litigation. Jordan v. McKenna, 573 So.2d 1371, 1375 (Miss.1990).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 838 F. Supp. 1132 - New Hampshire Insurance v. Vardaman

3. “(1) The issue involved in the second suit was identical to the one involved in the previous suit; (2) the issue was actually litigated in the prior action; and, (3) the resolution of the issue was necessary to the prior judgment.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 838 F. Supp. 1132 - New Hampshire Insurance v. Vardaman