Moore v. Fletcher’s Empirical Analysis

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1 federal appellate · 14 state decisions

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

1. “"In Hancock v. Hancock, [ 128 Fla. 684 , 175 So. 734 ], supra, we said: `There was no showing of cause why complainant had indulged in this long delay and had not disposed of the cause within three years, and the motion to dismiss should have been granted. The rule also provides that the cause may be reinstated upon the docket upon application and notice within a reasonable time, which time must not exceed one year from the order dismissing the cause, if the court in its discretion so decides to reinstate it. This provision of the rule contemplated that cause, such as would justify the court in refusing to dismiss, upon motion, in the first instance, be shown in order to have the case reinstated.' "No cause having been shown which would have justified the denial of the motion to dismiss, we must hold that it was an abuse of discretion by the Chancellor to order the cause reinstated."”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 53 So. 2d 706 - Gulf Appliance Distributors v. Long · 97 So. 2d 211 - Miller v. Hartley's, Inc.