666 So. 2d 1045 - Patsy v. Patsy’s Empirical Analysis

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17 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 17 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “complete absence of a justiciable issue of either law or fact.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 711 So. 2d 128 - Avemco Ins. Co. v. Tobin · 823 So. 2d 817 - Freedom Commerce Centre Venture v. Ranson

2. “In a modification proceeding in which he represented the former husband, Meisler filed a motion to disqualify opposing counsel on the ground that he had perpetrated a fraud on the court on two prior occasions. At Meisler's request, based on the motion, the court stayed further proceedings until after it conducted an evidentiary hearing on the motion to disqualify. After hearing the evidence the trial court found that the motion had no factual basis, was filed solely to delay the proceedings, and was a sham. The court assessed attorney's fees of $1,870 and costs.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 826 So. 2d 221 - Moakley v. Smallwood

3. “A court must, of course, exercise caution in invoking its inherent power, and it must comply with the mandates of due process, both in determining that the requisite bad faith exists and in assessing fees....”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 727 So. 2d 954 - Diaz v. Diaz