Apolaro v. Falcon’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

20 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 20 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Where there exists any reasonable doubt in the matter, and where there has been no trial on the merits, the trial court is to exercise its discretion in the direction of vacating the default.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 932 So. 2d 402 - Hornblower v. Cobb · 981 So. 2d 633 - US BANK NAT. ASS'N v. Lloyd

2. “The true purpose of the entry of a default is to speed the cause thereby preventing a dilatory or procrastinating defendant from impeding the plaintiff in the establishment of his claim. It is not [a] procedure intended to furnish an advantage to the plaintiff so that a defense may be defeated or a judgment reached without the difficulty that arises from a contest by the defendant.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 981 So. 2d 633 - US BANK NAT. ASS'N v. Lloyd

3. “analysis would remain true even if a different guidepost were used to measure presumptive promptness in moving to set aside a default”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 890 So. 2d 300 - Allstate Floridian Ins. v. Ronco Invent.