Geer v. Jacobsen’s Empirical Analysis
2005
Citation profile
3
cited by 3 later decisions
1
states following
June 2015
most recently cited
3 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 453 So. 2d 375 - DeClaire v. Yohanan · 880 So. 2d 717 - Geer v. Jacobsen · 679 So. 2d 1160 - Cerniglia v. Cerniglia · 884 So. 2d 346 - Bank One, NA v. Batronie · Carter v. Ferrell
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 3 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“A lower court’s decision to permit or deny amendment to pleadings will not be disturbed on appeal in the absence of an abuse of discretion. However, all doubts should be resolved in favor of allowing amendments so that cases may be resolved on their merits. Thus, as a general rule, refusal to allow amendment constitutes an abuse of discretion unless it clearly appears that allowing the amendment would prejudice the opposing party, the privilege to amend has been abused, or amendment would be futile.”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.