784 So. 2d 557 - McIlmoil v. McIlmoil’s Empirical Analysis

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20 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 20 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “1) conduct on the City's part giving rise to the situation upon which the complaint was based; 2) failure of appellant, having had knowledge or notice of the City's conduct, to assert his rights by suit; 3) lack of knowledge on the part of the City that appellant would assert the right on which he based his suit; and 4) injury or prejudice to the City if relief was accorded to appellant.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 921 So. 2d 760 - Nelson v. CITY OF SNEADS

2. “be interpreted like any other contract. That is, absent any evidence that the parties intended to endow a special meaning in the terms used ..., the unambiguous language is to be given a realistic interpretation based on the plain, everyday meaning conveyed by the words.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 917 So. 2d 246 - Sheets v. Palmer

3. “The interpretation of the wording and meaning of the marital settlement agreement, as incorporated into the final judgment, is subject to de novo review.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Kipp v. Kipp