83 Cal. App. 3d 356 - Uva v. Evans’s Empirical Analysis
1978
Citation profile
4 federal appellate · 51 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 61 later decisions — most recently April 2017 · most notably 42 Cal. 3d 822 - Greenup v. Rodman (1986), Fehlhaber v. Fehlhaber (1982)
4 federal appellate · 51 state decisions
Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.
Relationships
Relies on Seffert v. Los Angeles Transit Lines · 45 Cal. 2d 501 - Griffith Co. v. San Diego College for Women · Benjamin v. Dalmo Manufacturing Co. · 1 Cal. 3d 301 - Cunningham v. Simpson · Smith v. Smith
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 61 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
““A complaint or cross-complaint shall contain both of the following: “(a) A statement of the facts constituting the cause of action, in ordinary and concise language. “(b) A demand for judgment for the relief to which the pleader claims he is entitled. If the recovery of money or damages be demanded, the amount thereof shall be stated, unless the action is brought in the superior court to recover damages for personal injury or wrongful death, in which case the amount thereof shall not be stated.” (Italics in original.) The complaint requested damages “in an amount to be ascertained at trial.” Section 425.10 does not, however, function to keep defendant guessing as to his potential liability up until the very moment of judgment. Code of Civil Procedure section 425.11 requires: “When a complaint or cross-complaint is filed in an action in the superior court to recover damages for personal injury or wrongful death, the party against whom the action is brought may at any time request a statement setting forth the nature and amount of damages being sought. The request shall be served upon the plaintiff or cross-complainant, who shall serve a responsive statement as to the damages within 15 days thereafter. In the event that a response is not served, the party, on notice to the plaintiff or cross-complainant, may petition the court in which the action is pending to order the plaintiff or cross-complainant to serve a responsive statement. “If no request is made for such a statement ”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“sufficiency of the evidence cannot be reviewed on an appeal from a default judgment.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“damages must be proved in the trial court before the default judgment may be entered”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.