Richart v. Roper’s Empirical Analysis

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12 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 12 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““It may be true that the husband was the general manager of the property and looked after the rents and upkeep, but in a long line of decisions beginning with Ohio Butterine Co. et al. v. Hargrave, 79 Fla. 458 , 84 So. 376 , and concluding with Berlin v. Jacobs et al., [ 156 Fla. 773 ] 24 So.2d 717 , this court has held that on ac count of the unity of interest of husband and wife in an estate by the entireties neither could sell, lease or contract for the disposition of it without the joint consent and agreement of the other to do so.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Davis v. Fat Man's Bar-B-Que of Tallahassee, Inc.

2. “on account of the unity of interest of husband and wife in an estate by the entireties neither could sell, lease or contract for the disposition of it without the joint consent and agreement of the other to do so.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Sheehan v. Hubbard