Marcel v. Denton’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

6 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 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “If [the goods are] not sold to third persons, the owner is entitled to the return of the property together with such damages as he may have sustained and can establish with that certainty required by law. Hernandez v. Harson, 237 La. 389 , 111 So.2d 320 .”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 333 So. 2d 259 - Deshotels v. Statewide Trailer Sales

2. “Conversion includes any act of dominion wrongfully asserted over the property of another in denial of or inconsistent with the owner's rights therein.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 361 So. 2d 925 - Boisdore v. International City Bank & Trust Co.