Hutson v. Knabb’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

11 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. “"As indicated by numerous cases discussed or referred to in §§ 3 to 7, inclusive, the courts are loath to construe a covenant for renewal as providing for more than one renewal after the expiration of the original lease, and the language of the lease with respect to renewal must indeed be clear and explicit to impel the court to construe the lease otherwise. Thus, in the absence of unambiguous terminology indicating the intention of the parties to provide for plural renewals, it is generally held that the covenant to renew is satisfied by one renewal, and does not require the insertion of a renewal clause in the instrument under which the lessee in holding subsequently to the expiration of the original lease. In other words, the term "renewal" imports a new lease for the same period of time and on the same terms, but without any covenant for a further extension."”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Schroeder v. Johnson · 948 So. 2d 985 - Chessmasters, Inc. v. Chamoun

2. “The opinion, citing to Thompson on Real Property, Vol. III, section 1088, p. 313, observed that leases in perpetuity are not favored and will not be so construed unless the intention to give them that effect is expressed in unequivocal terms. The Hutson opinion quoted from 31 A.L.R.2d 607 at 610:”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Schroeder v. Johnson