Cerny v. Cerny’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

1 federal appellate · 21 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 22 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"The signature card provides that the funds on deposit shall be `payable' to either or the survivor but since the purpose of such agreements is to comply with Section 653.16 Florida Statutes of 1941, F.S.A., relating to banking regulations, they will not be construed as vesting title or creating a right of survivorship on the part of a joint depositor unless it contains unequivocal language to show that the survivor of two persons having a joint bank account takes title at the death of the other. The signature card in question does not show this so it will be construed as nothing more than a banking facility."”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Hartt v. Brimmer · 101 So. 2d 579 - Florida National Bank of Jacksonville v. Gann

2. “provided that all sums deposited to their credit shall be payable to either or the survivor and that payment on the check of either or the survivor should be a valid discharge of the bank from all liabilities. In disposing of the case the Supreme Court in its opinion says:”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 101 So. 2d 579 - Florida National Bank of Jacksonville v. Gann

3. “. In August, 1941, Frank Cerny died. The signature card changing the account to the name of”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 101 So. 2d 579 - Florida National Bank of Jacksonville v. Gann