657 So. 2d 845 - Casey v. Estes’s Empirical Analysis
1995
Citation profile
4 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 547 So. 2d 870 - West v. Founders Life Assur. Co. of Florida · 388 So. 2d 942 - Stallings v. Angelica Uniform Co. · Betts v. McDonald's Corp. · 369 So. 2d 792 - Dunson v. FRIEDLANDER RLTY. · Baker v. Wheeler, Lacey & Brown, Inc.
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.
“"[I]n the absence of a covenant to repair the defect that caused the injury, a lessor is liable only for injuries resulting from latent defects known to the lessor at the time of the leasing and which the lessor concealed from the lessee. A landlord has no duty to inspect for latent defects, i.e., defects that are hidden or concealed, or which can not be discovered by a reasonable inspection.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“". . . [A]lthough a landlord is under no duty to inspect for and repair latent defects, a landlord who voluntarily undertakes such a duty is liable for injuries proximately caused by the landlord's negligence in inspecting and repairing. . . . Moreover, the exception to the general rule of no duty applies only to repairs made after the relationship of landlord and tenant begins."”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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