Lawrence v. Eastern Air Lines’s Empirical Analysis

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1 federal appellate · 8 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 10 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"This was not a model complaint, but we think it was sufficient under our liberal system of pleading to withstand a motion to dismiss. See Hotel & Restaurant Employees, etc. v. Boca Raton Club, Inc., Fla., 73 So.2d 867 , [ 48 A.L.R.2d 986 ]. In Davis v. Ivey, 93 Fla. 387 , 112 So. 264 , we held that persons changing or restraining the flow of water must provide against the consequences which will result from extraordinary rainfall. And in Brumley v. Dorner, 78 Fla. 495 , 83 So. 912 , a much-cited case in the field of nuisances from accumulation of water, we held the applicable rule to be that `No person has the right to gather surface waters that would naturally flow in one direction by drainage, ditches, dams, or otherwise, and divert them from their natural course and cast them upon the lands of the lower owner to his injury.' See also Dade County v. South Dade Farms, 133 Fla. 288 , 182 So. 858 , and Panama City v. York, 157 Fla. 425 , 26 So.2d 184 , wherein we reaffirmed this rule. We think the rule is broad enough and the facts alleged herein sufficiently similar to those in the Brumley case to sustain the instant complaint."”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 97 So. 2d 329 - Pearce v. Pearce · 102 So. 2d 143 - Town of Miami Springs v. Lawrence

2. “constitute a continuing wrong against the plaintiffs.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 102 So. 2d 143 - Town of Miami Springs v. Lawrence