Viator v. Sonnier’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

10 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 10 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"If a party ... fails to obey an order to provide or permit discovery ... the court... may make ... an order ... dismissing the action ..."”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 959 So. 2d 940 - Rogers v. Dickens · 410 So. 2d 1224 - Castille v. Melancon

2. “When the mental or physical condition of a party ... is in controversy, the court in which the action is pending may order the party to submit to a physical or mental examination by a physician.... The order may be made only on motion for good cause shown and upon notice to the person to be examined and to all parties and shall specify the time, place, manner, conditions, and scope of the examination and the person or persons by whom it is to be made.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Cantwell v. Garcia

3. “The discovery articles do not authorize the court to interfere with the medical decision of when surgery should be performed. Under these circumstances, we do not feel that it was within the discretion of the trial judge to issue an order that could affect the time at which surgery should be performed.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 959 So. 2d 940 - Rogers v. Dickens