Gold v. Wolkowitz’s Empirical Analysis

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8 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 9 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “2. That his possession has been peaceful and undisturbed; and that his title thereto has never been disputed, questioned, or rejected. 3. That he has not known of any facts by reason of which his possession of, or title to, the said premises might be disturbed or questioned, or by reason of which any claim to said premises (or any part thereof) or interest therein, adverse to him, might arise or be set up. 4. That no person has any lease, option, deed or contract of any nature whatsoever for the purpose of, or claim to or against such premises, or any part thereof, except as hereinafter stated; that the said premises are now free and clear of all taxes (except taxes for the current year that are a lien against said property but not payable) encumbrances, or liens, by mortgage, decree, judgment, statute, or any other liens of any nature and description, except the following: Subject to an existing first mortgage in favor of Coral Gables Federal Savings and Loan Association with an unpaid balance of $55,462.14.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 472 So. 2d 1159 - The Florida Bar v. Ward

2. “that a recipient may rely on the truth of a representation, even though its falsity could have been ascertained had he made an investigation, unless he knows the representation to be false or its falsity is obvious to him,”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 449 So. 2d 344 - Johnson v. Davis