Hirsch v. DiGaetano’s Empirical Analysis
1999
Citation profile
7 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 417 So. 2d 1047 - Bedingfield v. Bedingfield · Fla. Crushed Stone v. Travelers Indem. · 724 So. 2d 1246 - Thomas v. Thomas · Dollinger v. Dollinger · 630 So. 2d 1145 - Merrill Lynch v. Ainsworth
Most-quoted passages
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“[W]here two courts have concurrent jurisdiction of a cause of action, the first court to exercise jurisdiction has the exclusive right to hear all issues or questions arising in the case ... Absent extraordinary circumstances which do not exist in this case, a trial court abuses its discretion when it fails to respect the principle of priority.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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