Dade County v. Benenson’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 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 2 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““This chapter is declared to be substantive and remedial. Its purpose is to settle and to afford relief from insecurity and uncertainty with respect to rights, status, and other equitable or legal relations and is to be liberally administered and construed.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Donaldson v. City of Titusville

2. “The complaint alleges present plans for development of the affected lands. It also alleges a justifiable doubt as to plaintiffs' legal rights under actions already taken by the County.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 934 So. 2d 620 - S. RIVERWALK INV. v. City of Ft. Lauderdale

3. “allegations [were] of threatened future actions. . . which might or might not occur, or which might occur in a manner quite different from that anticipated by plaintiffs.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 934 So. 2d 620 - S. RIVERWALK INV. v. City of Ft. Lauderdale