Marsh v. Marsh’s Empirical Analysis

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12 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 12 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “`[j]urisdictional issues are of such magnitude that we take notice of them at any time and do so even ex mero motu.' Wallace v. Tee Jays Mfg. Co. , 689 So.2d 210 , 211 (Ala.Civ.App. 1997) (quoting Nunn v. Baker , 518 So.2d 711 , 712 (Ala. 1987)). The timely filing of a notice of appeal is a jurisdictional act. Rudd v. Rudd , 467 So.2d 964 , 965 (Ala.Civ.App. 1985).”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Traylor v. Traylor · 923 So. 2d 319 - Gunnison-Mack v. State Personnel Bd.

2. “Although a timely postjudgment motion will toll the 42-day time period for filing a notice of appeal, an untimely filed postjudgment motion will not do so.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 958 So. 2d 850 - MILLER PROPERTIES, LLC v. Green · 923 So. 2d 319 - Gunnison-Mack v. State Personnel Bd.

3. “`Subject to certain exceptions not here applicable, Rule 4(a)(1), Ala. R.App. P., requires that in all cases in which an appeal is permitted, the notice of appeal shall be filed within 42 days of the entry of the judgment or order appealed from.'”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 979 So. 2d 97 - Holmes v. CITIFINANCIAL CORP., LLC