229 So. 2d 156 - Gray v. Decker’s Empirical Analysis

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

1. “"The jurisprudence is well established that recovery cannot be allowed under the Workmen's Compensation Act of Louisiana in cases where the contract of employment was not entered into in this State and where the accident did not occur in this State. Woodham v. Travelers Insurance Company, 161 So.2d 368 (La.App., 3d Cir. 1964—writ refused); Reed v. Zurich General Accident & Liability Ins. Co., 83 So.2d 660 (La.App., 1st Cir. 1955); Cobb v. International Paper Company, 76 So.2d 460 (La.App., 2d Cir. 1954); Gardner v. Williams Brothers Corporation, 28 So.2d 74 (La. App., 2d Cir. 1946). Nor do the courts of this State have authority to grant workmen's compensation under the provisions of another state's workmen's compensation statutes. Woodham v. Travelers Insurance Company, supra. Moreover, it appears appropriate to point out that plaintiff has not sought payment of compensation under the Texas statutes. Nor would the laws of Texas avail plaintiff anything, for such injuries are not compensable in that State."”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Smith v. Globe Indemnity Co.