133 So. 2d 735 - Sun Insurance Office, Limited v. Clay’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

23 federal appellate · 35 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 64 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “It is a fundamental principle of constitutional law that each department of government * * has, without any express grant, the inherent right to accomplish all objects naturally within the orbit of that department * * *.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Peters v. Meeks · 7 So. 3d 511 - Florida Ass'n of Professional Lobbyists, Inc. v. Division of Legislative Information Services

2. “`any contract whatever' — foreign or domestic — when Florida's contact therewith, existing at the time of its execution or occurring thereafter, is sufficient to give a court of this state jurisdiction of a suit thereon.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 359 F. Supp. 184 - Burger King Corporation v. Continental Insurance Co. · 433 So. 2d 581 - Suntogs of Miami, Inc. v. Burroughs Corp.

3. “All provisions and stipulations contained in any contract whatever entered into after May 26, 1913 fixing the period of time in which suits may be instituted under any such contract, or upon any matter growing out of the provisions of any such contract, at a period of time less than that provided by the statute of limitations of this state, are hereby declared to be contrary to the public policy of this state, and to be illegal and void. No court in this state shall give effect to any provision or stipulation of the character mentioned in this section.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 433 So. 2d 581 - Suntogs of Miami, Inc. v. Burroughs Corp.