207 So. 2d 807 - Dodd v. Schell’s Empirical Analysis

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6 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 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “All agreements relative to movable property, and all contracts for the payment of money, where the value does not exceed five hundred dollars, which are not reduced to writing, may be proved by any other competent evidence; such contracts or agreements, above five hundred dollars in value, must be proved at least by one credible witness, and other corroborating circumstances.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 363 So. 2d 950 - Chavers v. Kury Const. Co.

2. “When the defendant suffers judgment by default to be taken against him, the issue is joined tacitly; because such defendant is presumed by his silence to have confessed the justice of his adversary's demand; therefore the plaintiff is allowed to proceed with his proofs, in order to have the judgment confirmed.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Baker Finance Co. v. Hines

3. “"A judgment of default must be confirmed by proof of the demand sufficient to establish a prima facie case. If no answer is filed timely, this confirmation may be made after two days, exclusive of holidays, from the entry of the judgment of default. * * *"”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 363 So. 2d 950 - Chavers v. Kury Const. Co.