Smith v. Bratsos’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

1 district · 7 state decisions

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

1. “`To bring into existence the lien and privilege established by the statute, strict compliance with its requirements must be pursued. Such liens and privileges, it is uniformly held, are stricti juris. All prerequisites to their birth must be strictly observed. This principle is firmly imbedded in the jurisprudence of this state since legalization of chattel mortgages.'”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 68 So. 2d 808 - United Novelty Co. v. Salemi · 369 So. 2d 1212 - Arenson Intern., Inc. v. Shelving Systems Corp.

2. ““Sale and Chattel Mortgage..........AS 917____Assignable......Duplicate “Allied Store Utilities Company (A Missouri Corporation) “Hussmann-Ligonier Products — 2401 N. Leffingwell Ave., St. Louis, Mo. “Ship to........Louis Bratsos____(Doing Business as United Cafe & Grill) “Street No.......1011 Jordan “City----Shreveport........Parish____Caddo........State____Louisiana “State of Louisiana, Parish of Caddo............................................”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Smith v. Bratsos

3. “"Every such mortgage shall be effective as against third persons from the time of filing in the proper offices, and the filing shall be notice to all parties of the existence of the mortgage, which shall be superior in rank to any privilege or preference arising subsequently thereto."”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 369 So. 2d 1212 - Arenson Intern., Inc. v. Shelving Systems Corp.