5 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 18 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side — they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Fidelity & Guaranty Insurance Co. v. Drewery Construction Co..
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fidelity & Guaranty Insurance Co. v. Drewery Construction Co. Anchor | green | “receiving suit papers or actual notice through a procedure not authorized for service is treated the same as never receiving them.” | 6 |
| 2 | St. Louis, B. & M. Ry. Co. of Texas v. Dallas Cooperage & Woodenware Co. | green | “for the court has acquired no jurisdiction over the money or thing in the possession of the garnishee” | 3 |
| 3 | St. Louis, B. & M. Ry. Co. of Texas v. Dallas Cooperage & Woodenware Co. | green | “garnishment rests wholly upon judicial process, and depends upon the due pursuit of the steps prescribed by law for its prosecution.” | 3 |
| 4 | Merrill, Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. v. Allied Bank of Texas | green | “the jurisdiction of the trial court over the fund in controversy depended on the validity of the garnishment proceedings, and since the defect in the affidavit rendered the garnishment proceedings void and of no effect, neither this court nor the trial court has jurisdiction bey…” | 3 |
| 5 | State Bank v. McKibben | green | “since no affidavit was filed and the statutory requirements were not fulfilled, the court lacked jurisdiction to proceed in this matter.” | 3 |
A red or yellow flag on a member means the underlying case has negative treatment — for those, check the case page before relying on the passage.