Smith v. Matthews’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 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 2 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “a. An individual shown in the declarations as a named insured or the husband or wife of such an insured, but only with respect to the insured premises. b. A member of a partnership or joint venture which is a named insured; but you are an insured only with respect to your liability as such and only with respect to the insured premises. c. An executive officer, director or stockholder of an organization that is a named insured; but you are an insured only with respect to your duties as such and only with respect to the insured premises. d. A person (other than an employee of the named insured) or organization while acting as a real estate manager for a named insured. (emphasis added.)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 611 So. 2d 1377 - Smith v. Matthews

2. “[t]he only connection with the premises is that the act occurred on the insured property.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 611 So. 2d 1377 - Smith v. Matthews

3. “did not grow out of a defect, condition or use of the insured premises,”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 611 So. 2d 1377 - Smith v. Matthews