Fleet Force, Inc. v. Adams’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

7 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 7 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““(a) All civil actions against corporations may be brought in any of the following counties: “(1) In the county in which a substantial part of the events or omissions giving rise to the claim occurred, or a substantial part of real property that is the subject of the action is situated; or “(2) In the county of the corporation’s principal office in this state; or “(3) In the county in which the plaintiff resided, or if the plaintiff is an entity other than an individual, where the plaintiff had its principal office in this state, at the time of the accrual of the cause of action, if such corporation does business by agent in the county of the plaintiffs residence; or “(4) If subdivisions (1), (2), or (3) do not apply, in any county in which the corporation was doing business by agent at the time of the accrual of the cause of action.””

   6 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Jackson v. Blair Logistics, LLC · Reed v. Diamond Scaffold Services Group, Inc.

2. ““any party — employee or employer — desiring an adjudication of the rights and duties of the parties with respect to an injury arising out of and in the course of employment within the scope of the Act has been required to seek that adjudication from the same court that, had the Act not been adopted, would have heard an employee’s tort claim for damages against the pertinent employer with respect to the injuries or death in question.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Complete Employment Services, Inc. v. Duff · Ex parte Associated General Contractors Workers' Compensation Self-Insurers Fund, Alabama Branch

3. ““In case of a dispute between employer and employee ... with respect to the right to compensation under [Article 1 or Article 2 of the Workers’ Compensation Act], or the amount thereof, either party may submit the controversy to the circuit court of the county which would have jurisdiction of a civil action in tort between the parties.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Ex parte Associated General Contractors Workers' Compensation Self-Insurers Fund, Alabama Branch