242 So. 2d 650 - Slack v. Fleet’s Empirical Analysis
1970
Citation profile
4
cited by 4 later decisions
2
states following
September 1988
most recently cited
4 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Meyer v. St. Paul-Mercury Indemnity Co. · Kendrick v. Kendrick · Orlando v. Polito · Favalora v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Company
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 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“"* * * Nonetheless, the absence of any affirmative proof on this point must be noted because it contrasts with the supporting testimony furnished by the defendant in affirmation of the treatment rendered by him in the case. * * *"”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“"I charge you that it is understandable if no medical testimony is offered in that this is true in most malpractice suits because of the reluctance of the medical profession to acknowledge errors of their fellows.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.