436 So. 2d 280 - Forys v. McLaughlin’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

7 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 7 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “a payee, in order to recover directly from a collecting bank, must establish first, that payment on a forged indorsement occurred and second, that the bank did not act in good faith and in accordance with reasonable commercial standards. Jackson Vitrified China v. People's American, 388 So.2d 1059 (Fla. 3d DCA 1980).”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Landmark Bank v. Hegeman-Harris Co. · 580 So. 2d 238 - Snow v. Byron

2. “(3) Subject to the provisions of this code concerning restrictive indorsements a representative, including a depositary or collecting bank, who has in good faith and in accordance with the reasonable commercial standards applicable to the business of such representative dealt with an instrument or its proceeds on behalf of one who is not the true owner is not liable in conversion or otherwise to the true owner beyond the amount of any proceeds remaining in his hands.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Landmark Bank v. Hegeman-Harris Co.