417 So. 2d 304 - Rivera v. AMIF’s Empirical Analysis

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6 state decisions

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

1. “"A.M.I.F., Inc. moved to dismiss for want of prosecution because of the two-and-one-half-year delay between filing of the complaint and service of process. The motion was granted, apparently in reliance upon Gonzalez v. Ryder Systems, Inc., 327 So.2d 826 (Fla. 3d DCA 1976). We need only observe that our holding in Gonzalez v. Ryder, supra, has been abrogated by amendment to Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.420(e), effective January 1, 1977, precluding the trial court from exercising its inherent power to dismiss a cause for failure to prosecute where there is activity of record within one year prior to the order of dismissal. See American Salvage and Jobbing Company v. Salomon, 367 So.2d 716 (Fla. 3d DCA 1979)."”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 487 So. 2d 87 - Glassalum Engineering v. 392208 Ontario Ltd.