Morris v. Morris’s Empirical Analysis
1988
Citation profile
3
cited by 3 later decisions
1
states following
November 2009
most recently cited
3 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Mullane v. Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co. · United States v. Throckmorton · Peralta v. Heights Medical Center, Inc. · Alexander v. Hagedorn · Texas Industries, Inc. v. Sanchez
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 3 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“In cases in which judgment has been rendered on service of process by publication, when the defendant has not appeared in person or by attorney of his own selection: (a) The court may grant a new trial upon petition of the defendant showing good cause, supported by affidavit, filed within two years after such judgment was signed. The parties adversely interested in such judgment shall be cited as in other cases.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissente.g. Velasco v. Ayala
How this case has been treated — in progress
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