Miller v. Murray’s Empirical Analysis

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1 federal appellate · 31 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 34 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “(1) Payment of all or part of the consideration; (2) Possession by the alleged vendee; and (3) The making by the vendee of valuable and permanent improvements upon the land with the consent of the vendor; or (4) In the absence of improvements, the proof of such facts as would make the transaction a fraud upon the purchaser if it were not enforced.”

   5 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Poinciana Properties, Ltd. v. Englander Triangle, Inc. · Celano v. Dlabal

2. “... In this jurisdiction the rule is settled beyond question “that in a suit for specific performance of an alleged contract for the sale of real estate the plaintiff must do more than merely prove his case by a preponderance of the evidence * * * he must prove the contract as alleged in his complaint by competent and satisfactory proof which must be clear, definite and certain. See Maloy v. Boyett, 53 Fla. 956 , 43 So. 243 ; Williams v. Bailey, 69 Fla. 225 , 67 So. 877 ; Rundel v. Gordon, 92 Fla. 1110 , 111 So. 386 ; Alexander v. Bess, 123 Fla. 713 , 167 So. 533 ; White v. Cohn, 137 Fla. 501 , 188 So. 581 .” Miller v. Gardner, 144 Fla. 339 , 198 So. 21, 23 .”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Denton v. Good Way Oil 902 Corp. · 34 Fla. Supp. 195 - Abbott v. Burleigh House, Inc.

3. “equally as consistent with a tenancy status”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Rowland v. Ewell · 488 So. 2d 856 - Khawly v. Reboul