LEC, INC. v. Collins’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

11 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 11 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “The notice referred to in Article 3751 [notice of lis pendens] shall be in writing, signed by the plaintiff, defendant, or other party to the action or proceeding who desires to have the notice 1 inrecorded, or by a counsel of record for such party, showing the name of the court in which the action or proceeding has been filed, the title, docket number, date of filing, and object thereof, and the description of the property sought to be affected thereby.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. v. Bynum

2. “We deem it elementary that a notice of lis pendens is not concerned with the merits of the litigation incident to which the notice is filed. The sole purpose of the notice is to inform the general public of the precise property involved in the litigation and the object or purpose of the suit with respect to the property concerned. Beyond this the notice has no role or function whatsoever.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 479 So. 2d 549 - Vergne v. Vergne

3. “The purpose of a notice of lis pendens is to give effective notice to third persons of the pendency of an action affecting title to, or asserting a mortgage or lien on, immovable property. La[.Code Civ.P. art.] 3751.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Thi Le v. Lu