Selly v. Watson’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

1 federal appellate · 6 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 7 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““In Palmer & Palmer v. Stire, La.App., 195 So.2d 706 , we discussed at length LSA-R.S. 9:5001 and R.S. 37:218 and stated that for an attorney’s lien and privilege to be effective against third parties the same must be recorded with the Clerk of the District Court either in the mortgage records or in the pending suit. “Relator’s proper procedure in this matter was to have filed an affidavit asserting a lien and privilege at any time prior to the disbursement of the funds by the Sheriff. He could also have intervened in the suit for mandamus and urged his lien at that time. “It was not until this present rule was filed that anyone other than Mr. Barnes and his client knew that he had undertaken the original litigation on a contingency fee basis or that he was owed anything by his client, Selly. Having waited until this late date he must now look to his client for his fee or any funds advanced by him on behalf of his client.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Olivier v. Doga

2. “"Had relator's claim for attorney's fees been filed at any time prior to disbursements of the proceeds by the Sheriff said claim would have taken its regular and lawful place as first privilege."”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 338 So. 2d 158 - Roberts v. Hanover Ins. Co.