Schroeder v. Johnson’s Empirical Analysis

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5 state decisions

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

1. “Landlord does hereby grant to Tenant the right to extend this lease for successive five (5) year periods. Such right shall be executed by Tenant giving written notice of intent to exercise right of extension which written notice shall be delivered to Landlord by certified mail return receipt requested not less than ninety (90) days prior to the termination of the then existing rental.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 948 So. 2d 985 - Chessmasters, Inc. v. Chamoun

2. “Thus, in the absence of unambiguous terminology indicating the intention of the parties to provide for plural renewals, it is generally held that the covenant to renew is satisfied by one renewal, and does not require the insertion of one renewal clause in the instrument under which the lessee in holding subsequently to the expiration of the original lease.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 948 So. 2d 985 - Chessmasters, Inc. v. Chamoun

3. “since there is no unambiguous and explicit language in the lease evincing the intent to grant perpetual renewals, or even renewals for the tenant's life, we hold that the lease provides for only two successive five-year renewals — i.e., a maximum potential lease term of fifteen (15) years.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 948 So. 2d 985 - Chessmasters, Inc. v. Chamoun