6 Florida opinions name it 2 courts 1995–2018 0 in the last five years
The cases below were cited by Florida courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.
| Case | Followed | Cited |
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Porto Rico Railway, Light & Power Co. v. Morgreen2 sentences2018In Porto Rico Ry., Light & Power Co. v. Mor, 253 U.S. 345, 348 (1920) (citations omitted), the Supreme Court explained that “[w]hen several words are followed by a clause which is applicable as much to the first and other words as to the last, the natural construction of the language demands that the clause be read as applicable to all.” The Fourth Circuit applied this canon of statutory construction in Long v. United States, 199 F.2d 717 (4th Cir. 1952). 2010“When several words are followed by a clause which is applicable as much to the first and other words as to the last, the natural construction of the language demands that the clause be read as applicable to all.” Fortune Ins., 664 So.2d at 316 (quoting Porto Rico Ry., Light & Power Co. v. Mor, 253 U.S. 345, 348 , 40 S.Ct. 516 , 64 L.Ed. 944 (1920)). | 2 | 6 |
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| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Florida. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
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Long v. United States
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2 sentences2018In Porto Rico Ry., Light & Power Co. v. Mor, 253 U.S. 345, 348 (1920) (citations omitted), the Supreme Court explained that “[w]hen several words are followed by a clause which is applicable as much to the first and other words as to the last, the natural construction of the language demands that the clause be read as applicable to all.” The Fourth Circuit applied this canon of statutory construction in Long v. United States, 199 F.2d 717 (4th Cir. 1952). 2018In Long, the defendant was convicted of violating a statute that provided: “Whoever forcibly assaults, resists, opposes, impedes, intimidates, or interferes with any person designed in section 1114 of this title . . . .” Id. at 718 (quoting 18 U.S.C. § 111 ). | 1 | 2018–2018 |
Fortune Ins. Co. v. Department of Ins.
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2 sentences2010“When several words are followed by a clause which is applicable as much to the first and other words as to the last, the natural construction of the language demands that the clause be read as applicable to all.” Fortune Ins., 664 So.2d at 316 (quoting Porto Rico Ry., Light & Power Co. v. Mor, 253 U.S. 345, 348 , 40 S.Ct. 516 , 64 L.Ed. 944 (1920)). 2010"When several words are followed by a clause which is applicable as much to the first and other words as to the last, the natural construction of the language demands that the clause be read as applicable to all." Fortune Ins., 664 So.2d at 316 (quoting Porto Rico Ry., Light & Power Co. v. Mor, 253 U.S. 345, 348 , 40 S.Ct. 516 , 64 L.Ed. 944 (1920)). | 1 | 2010–2010 |
Nobelman v. American Savings Bank
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2 sentences2008Savings Bank, 508 U.S. 324, 330 , 113 S.Ct. 2106 , 124 L.Ed.2d 228 (1993))); Porto Rico Ry., Light & Power Co. v. Mor, 253 U.S. 345, 348 , 40 S.Ct. 516 , 64 L.Ed. 944 (1920) ("When several words are followed by a clause which is applicable as much to the first and other words as to the last, the natural construction of the language demands that the clause be read as applicable to all."). 2008Savings Bank, 508 U.S. 324, 330 , 113 S.Ct. 2106 , 124 L.Ed.2d 228 (1993))); Porto Rico Ry., Light & Power Co. v. Mor, 253 U.S. 345, 348 , 40 S.Ct. 516 , 64 L.Ed. 944 (1920) ("When several words are followed by a clause which is applicable as much to the first and other words as to the last, the natural construction of the language demands that the clause be read as applicable to all."). | 1 | 2008–2008 |
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