878 So. 2d 440 - Hack v. Janes’s Empirical Analysis

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9 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 9 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “In a civil action or proceeding, unless otherwise provided by statute, a presumption established primarily to facilitate the determination of the particular action in which the-presumption is applied, rather than to implement public policy, is a presumption affecting the burden of producing evidence.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. 36 So. 3d 136 - Warfel v. Universal Insurance Co. of North America · 184 So. 3d 1221 - Rocke v. American Research Bureau

2. “Presumption affecting the burden of proof defined.—In civil actions, all rebuttable presumptions which are not defined in s. 90.303 are presumptions affecting the burden of proof.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. 36 So. 3d 136 - Warfel v. Universal Insurance Co. of North America

3. “presumption of undue influence implements public policy against abuse of fiduciary or confidential relationships and is therefore a presumption shifting the burden of proof.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. 974 So. 2d 569 - RBC MINISTRIES v. Tompkins