Wall v. Stinson’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

17 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 18 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Public policy dictates that there be an end of litigation; that those who have contested an issue shall be bound by the result of the contest; and that matters once tried shall be considered forever settled as between the parties. We see no reason why this doctrine should not apply in every case where one voluntarily appears, presents his case and is fully heard, and why he should not, in the absence of fraud, be thereafter concluded by the judgment of the tribunal to which he has submitted his cause.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 772 So. 2d 1041 - Department of Human Services v. Shelnut

2. “(c) Requirements of child support orders. A child support order made by a court of a State is made consistently with this section if— (1) a court that makes the order pursuant to the laws of the State in which the court is located and subsections (e), (f), and (g)— (A) has subject matter jurisdiction to hear the matter and enter such an order; and (B) has personal jurisdiction over the contestants; and (2) reasonable notice and opportunity to be heard is given to the contestants.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Bartlett v. State, Department of Revenue Ex Rel. Bartlett

3. “The remedy for legal error is appeal, not collateral attack.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Simmonds v. Parks