Houston v. Brown’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

10 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 10 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““Louisiana Revised Statutes 42:261(D) does not deny access to the courts to any persons. The bond requirement is a legitimate exercise of legislative control over litigation. As stated in Boddie, supra [ 401 U.S. 371 , 91 S.Ct. 780 , 28 L.Ed. 113 ] and as held in United States v. Kras, 409 U.S. 434 , 93 S.Ct. 631 , 34 L.Ed.2d 626 (1973), the constitution does not demand access to the courts for all individuals in all circumstances, nor does the constitution require that all litigation be classified the same with equal cash and bond requirements. The state has a rational basis for requiring a reasonable bond as a precondition to the prosecution of a tort action allegedly arising out of the performance of duties considered a vital part of the sovereignty of the state.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 406 So. 2d 248 - Detraz v. Fontana · 416 So. 2d 1291 - Detraz v. Fontana

2. “An individual who is unable to pay the costs of court, because of his poverty and lack of means, may prosecute or defend a judicial proceeding in any trial or appellate court without paying the costs in advance, or as they accrue, or furnishing security therefor.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 351 So. 2d 138 - Benjamin v. National Super Markets, Inc.