Broussard v. Williams’s Empirical Analysis

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5 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 5 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““Other than for certain narrow statutory exceptions not relevant to this case, the preparation of written findings of fact and conclusions of law is mandatory in all superior court cases tried without a jury, unless the parties waive this requirement in writing. Cochran v. Cochran, 154 Ga. App. 326 (2) ( 268 SE2d 728 ) (1980); see also Doyal Dev. Co. v. Blair, 234 Ga. 261 ( 215 SE2d 471 ) (1975); Fred R. Surface & Assoc. v. Worozbyt, 148 Ga. App. 639 ( 252 SE2d 67 ) (1979). The trial court is required to ‘ascertain the facts and . . . state not only the end result of (its) inquiry but the process by which it was reached.’ Beasley v. Jones, 149 Ga. App. 317, 319 ( 254 SE2d 472 ) (1979); PSI Pneumatic Structures, Inc. v. C. & S. Newnan Bank, 159 Ga. App. 766 ( 285 SE2d 576 ) (1981). . . There is no evidence that this requirement was waived in this case. In these circumstances this court, under the mandatory language of the statute, must vacate the judgment of the trial court and remand the case for preparation of written findings of fact and conclusions of law as to all material issues. High Point Sprinkler Co. v. George Hyman Constr. Co., 160 Ga. App. 192 ( 286 SE2d 763 ) (1981); Dorsey v. West, 156 Ga. App. 142 ( 273 SE2d 922 ) (1980).” Broussard v. Williams, 164 Ga. App. 545 ( 298 SE2d 269 ). See also C & H Couriers v. American Mut. Ins. Co., 166 Ga. App. 853, 854 (3) ( 305 SE2d 500 ).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 170 Ga. App. 300 - Marsh v. Way