Alberto Romano
This brief article reproduces word for word the oral speech held by the Author on May 22nd, 2013, at the academic conference celebrating the centennial birthday of Prof. Edoardo Garbagnati. It deals with one of the best known works of Prof. Garbagnati, notably the monograph on I procedimenti d'ingiunzione, published in Milan in 1991, and shortly discusses the reasons of its undisputed success and enduring legacy on the jurisprudence of the Italian Court of Cassation.