Steere v. Marston’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

4 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 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““Assuming for the sake of argument, and for that purpose only, that in order for the Orleans Parish Court to legally enter tain the divorce action plaintiff was required (as defendant contends) to reside continuously for two years prior to the suit’s filing within the jurisdiction of such tribunal, the evidence preponderately discloses that the requirement was satisfied.” (Emphasis supplied)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 203 So. 2d 409 - Hinchey v. Hinchey