Powell v. Penny’s Empirical Analysis
1960
Citation profile
2 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Watson v. Employers Liability Assurance Corp. · Tennessee Coal Iron Railroad Company v. Wiley George · Atchison Topeka Santa Fe Railway Company v. George a Sowers · Landers v. East Texas Salt Water Disposal Co. · West v. Monroe Bakery, Inc.
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 2 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“«* * * The injured person or his or her survivors, hereinabove referred to, or heirs, at their option, shall have a right of direct action against the insurer within the terms and limits of the policy in the parish * * * where the insured or insurer is domiciled, and said action may be brought against the insurer alone or against both the insured and insurer, jointly and in solido, at either of their domiciles or principal place of business in Louisiana. This right of direct action shall exist whether the policy of insurance sued upon was written or delivered in the State of Louisiana or not and whether or not such policy contains a provision forbidding such direct action, provided the accident or injury occurred within the State of Louisiana. * * * * ””
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Penny v. Powell
How this case has been treated — in progress
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