· 7/7/1987
Harris v. Sannella
Citations
- 509 N.E.2d 916
- 400 Mass. 392
- 1987 Mass. LEXIS 1405
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- “A void judgment is one which, from its inception, was a complete nullity and without legal effect”
- motion for relief from judgment \may not be used as a substitute for a timely appeal\
- judgment is void where it issues from a court that \lacked jurisdiction over the subject matter\
- “A void judgment is to be distinguished from an erroneous one, in that the latter is subject only to direct attack”
- distinction between void and voidable
Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).
Judges: Wilkins, Liacos, Abrams, Nolan, O'Connor
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