Parker v. Parker’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

44 state decisions

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

1. “an untimely filed notice of appeal results in a lack of appellate jurisdiction, which cannot be waived”

   7 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. C.B.W.N. v. K.P.R. · J.H. v. Cullman County Department of Human Resources

2. “"`"It is well settled law that `jurisdictional matters are of such magnitude that we take notice of them at any time and do so even ex mero motu. '" Pace v. Utilities Bd. of Foley, 752 So.2d 510, 511 (Ala.Civ.App. 1999) (quoting Singleton v. Graham, 716 So.2d 224, 225 (Ala.Civ.App.1998)).... Additionally, "[t]he question whether a judgment is final is a jurisdictional question, and the reviewing court, on a determination that the judgment is not final, has a duty to dismiss the case." Hubbard v. Hubbard, 935 So.2d 1191, 1192 (Ala.Civ. App.2006).' " Parker v. Parker, 946 So.2d 480, 485 (Ala.Civ.App.2006). `An appeal ordinarily will lie only from a final judgment — i.e., one that conclusively determines the issues before the court and ascertains and declares the rights of the parties involved.' Bean v. Craig, 557 So.2d 1249, 1253 (Ala.1990) (citing Taylor v. Taylor, 398 So.2d 267 (Ala.1981))."”

   6 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Logan v. Logan · Newman v. Newman

3. “distinguishable from [ Tomlinson ] because the trial court [in Parker ] did not reserve the ruling on the issue of child support pending the occurrence of some specific event, like the submission of child-support forms ....”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Blasdel v. Blasdel · Rogers v. Rogers