311 So. 2d 514 - Smith v. Smith’s Empirical Analysis

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13 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 14 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Property acquired during the existence of the community of acquets and gains is presumed to be community property. The burden of overcoming this presumption rests upon the party asserting the separate and paraphernal nature of the property. To overcome this heavy burden, the proof must be clear, positive and of a legally certain nature that the property for some reason did not become a part of the community.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 476 So. 2d 1070 - Succession of McVay v. McVay · 966 So. 2d 1251 - Succession of Lambert

2. “"... A certificate of stock serves as prima facie evidence that the person to whom the certificate is issued is the owner of that stock.... The issuance of a certificate of stock by a corporation is a declaration by that company that the person in whose name the certificate is made out is a shareholder in the company." (Citations omitted.)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 526 So. 2d 315 - Thornton v. Thornton Farms, Inc.