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· 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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