Fultz v. McDowell’s Empirical Analysis

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1 federal appellate · 7 state decisions

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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. “"Where any person (in this section referred to as principal) undertakes to execute any work, which is a part of his trade, business, or occupation or which he had contracted to perform, and contracts with any person (in this section referred to as contractor) for the execution by or under the contractor of the whole or any part of the work undertaken by the principal, the principal shall be liable to pay to any employee employed in the execution of the work or to his dependent, any compensation under this Chapter which he would have been liable to pay if the employee had been immediately employed by him; ...." (Emphasis added.)”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Wells v. State Through Dept. of Highways · 432 So. 2d 917 - Barnhill v. American Well Service & Salvage

2. “"[T]o exclude himself from LSA-R.S. 23:1061, plaintiff argues that he was engaged in `specialized labor' outside the usual business and trade of a general building contractor. However, we note that LSA-R.S. 23:1061 says compensation is due if the work is part of the principal's trade, business or occupation or is work which he had contracted to perform. Defendant had contracted to build the house; the bricklaying was a part of this. Therefore, the fact that plaintiff was engaged in specialized labor outside the usual business or trade of a general building contractor is irrelevant, even if true." (Emphasis added.)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 432 So. 2d 917 - Barnhill v. American Well Service & Salvage