Davis v. Williams’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

5 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 5 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Appellant's cause of action, if any, against appellee insurance company does not arise in tort but arises out of contract, and does not accrue until after appellant has secured a judgment against the alleged defendant tort-feasor to whom appellee issued its policy of professional liability insurance. It is therefore apparent that appellant's cause of action to impose liability on appellee under the insurance policy issued by it has not yet accrued and, therefore, any statute of limitations which does not commence to run until the accrual of the cause of action has not yet been activated. 385 So.2d at 1136 (quoting from Davis, 239 So.2d at 595 ). [e.s.]”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Fabal v. FLORIDA KEYS MEMORIAL HOSP. · 385 So. 2d 1134 - Clemons v. Flagler Hospital, Inc.

2. “"In our review we found and so held in Beta Eta House Corporation v. Gregory that by its decision in Shingleton v. Bussey [Fla. 223 So.2d 713 ] the Supreme Court intended to and did extend the doctrine permitting the joinder of liability insurance companies in actions against their insureds to all types of liability insurance including, but not limited to, motor vehicle liability insurance."”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 269 So. 2d 20 - Vinci v. Gensler