Marie v. Doucette’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. “"There is no requirement that a party confirming a default must have the testimony reduced to writing or that a note be made of the evidence introduced, and when a judgment has been rendered and no note of evidence has been made, it is incumbent on the party desiring to appeal to secure a narrative in accordance with Articles 2130 and 2131 of the Code of Civil Procedure. [Citations omitted]"”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Lewis v. Ault · 340 So. 2d 1063 - Bourgeois v. Daigle

2. “A judgment, although founded on ill practices, must be presumed to have been regularly obtained until the contrary is show in direct proceedings. By a direct proceeding is meant the party praying for the nullity of a judgment, before the court which rendered same, |(;must bring his action by means of a petition, and the adverse party must be cited to appear, as in ordinary suits.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 709 So. 2d 326 - State v. Williams