Greer v. Williams’s Empirical Analysis
1979
Citation profile
2 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 94 So. 2d 854 - Griffith v. Shamrock Village · 323 So. 2d 567 - American International Land Corporation v. Hanna · Woodward v. State · Haiman v. Gundersheimer · Gulf American Land Corporation v. Wain
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.
“"The general rule is that punitive damages are not recoverable for breach of contract, irrespective of the motive of defendant. But where the acts constituting a breach of contract also amount to a cause of action in tort there may be a recovery of exemplary damages upon proper allegations and proof. In order to permit a recovery, however, the breach must be attended by some intentional wrong, insult, abuse or gross negligence which amounts to an independent tort. 25 C.J.S. Damages, § 120, pp. 716-717."”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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