782 So. 2d 237 - Ex Parte Davidson’s Empirical Analysis

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31 state decisions

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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 31 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"Rule 59.1 does not state that a trial court must enter a judgment on the post-judgment motion within 90 days, only that a post-judgment motion shall not `remain pending in the trial court for more than 90 days.' Ala. R. Civ. P. 59.1. Moreover, Rule 59.1 does not require the entry of a written opinion or order within 90 days, only that the trial court `dispose of any pending post-judgment *Page 248 motion within the time permitted hereunder.' Id. "”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Chamblee v. Pinkerton Security & Investigations Services, Inc. · 49 So. 3d 1210 - Houston v. Jackson Hospital & Clinic, Inc.

2. ““If a trial judge allows a post-judgment motion to remain pending and not ruled upon for 90 days, then the motion is denied by operation of law at the end of the 90th day and the trial judge then loses jurisdiction to rule on the motion. See, e.g., Ex parte Hornsby, 663 So.2d 966, 967 (Ala.1995); see also Ex parte Caterpillar, Inc., 708 So.2d 142, 143 (Ala.1997).””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Fox v. Arnold

3. “The filing of a petition to modify a domestic-relations judgment is, for purposes of applying the rules of procedure, treated as the filing of a separate action.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 842 So. 2d 679 - Farmer v. Farmer