75 So. 2d 596 - Webb v. Hill’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

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. ““The boards of municipalities and counties of the state are vested with no authority, duty or discretion with reference to the location, designation and construction of the state roads comprising the state highway system. They may argue, take sides, protest, or attempt to persuade or use influence for the special benefit of their property or municipality, but they have no lawful authority. The authority to exercise discretion and make decisions is vested in the State Road Department by the Legislature.” “ * * * Practically every community in the State is interested in some particular road which would benefit that community. There is constant competition and argument between these communities. The discretion to determine these matters with reference to state roads is not vested in the citizens or the officials of any particular community but is vested in the members of the State Road Department.” (Emphasis supplied)”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 232 So. 2d 759 - City of Miami Beach v. Manilow · 526 So. 2d 674 - Department of Transp. v. López Torres

2. “In the planning and construction of roads and bridges discretion must be placed somewhere. The needs of communities, counties and the state may be considered by these agencies in which discretion is vested. It is well settled in this state that the authority of the Legislature over roads and bridges is plenary unless restricted or forbidden by some particular provision of the Constitution of the United States or of the State of Florida. The authority of the administrative agencies to whom is entrusted these governmental functions is limited only by the lawful exercise of their discretion. Within their respective areas of authority these public agencies exercise their discretion to devise plans and select sites to best serve the public need. When the plans adopted by such agencies do not exceed their lawful authority they should be upheld because the Court will not substitute its judgment for that of administrative agencies. ... . The establishment, continuance and location of roads and bridges is vested in the discretion of administrative agencies. The sites or locations of public improvements have always been questions over which men differed. Experience has demonstrated that squabbles and disputes over locations and sites of public improvements always come into being at the very contemplation of a major public improvement.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 488 So. 2d 848 - López Torres v. Department of Transp.

3. ““survey and locate the line or route of any state road or section of any state road numbered and designated in the preceding section, whenever in the judgment of said department the doing of such work shall be found to be practicable and to the best interests of the state. Whenever such survey and location shall be made and adopted by the said department, a map or plat of such survey and location, certified by the secretary and chairman of the department, shall be filed in the clerk’s office of each county through which said state road or section thereof, so surveyed and located, shall run.” (Section 341.47, Florida Statutes 1953.)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Ahlheit v. State Road Department of Florida