581 So. 2d 830 - Johnson v. Passmore’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

4 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 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “a landlord is not liable in tort for injuries to his tenants that are caused by a defect in the leased premises, unless [1] the injury-causing defect existed at the time of the letting, [2] was known to the landlord, and [3] was concealed from the tenant.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 643 So. 2d 570 - Avon-Avalon, Inc. v. Collins

2. “covenants to repair will not be implied, and the burden is on the tenant alleging the existence of such a covenant to prove its existence.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Martin v. Ross