Verdun v. Plaisance’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

3 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 3 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““All prescriptions affecting the cause of action therein sued upon are interrupted as to all defendants, including minors or interdicts by the commencement of a civil action in a court of competent jurisdiction and in the proper venue. When the pleading presenting the judicial demand is filed in an incompetent court, or in an improper venue, prescription is interrupted as to the defendant served by the service of process.” (Emphasis supplied).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Edwards v. Smith

2. “An action against joint or solidary obligors may be brought in any parish of proper venue, under Article 42 as to any obligor who is made a defendant.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Vincent v. Penrod Drilling Co.