Gele v. Markey’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

5 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 5 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “The lessor guarantees the lessee against all the vices and defects of the thing, which may prevent its being used even in case it should appear he knew nothing of the existence of such vices and defects, at the time the lease was made, and even if they have arisen since, provided they do not arise from the fault of the lessee; and if any loss should result to the lessee from the vices and defects, the lessor shall be bound to indemnify him for the same.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 486 So. 2d 1129 - Wood v. Cambridge Mut. Fire Ins. Co. · 514 So. 2d 661 - Ivey v. Housing Authority of City of Mansfield

2. “damages for mental anguish for breach of contract are not allowed in Louisiana unless the object of the contract is intellectual enjoyment.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 387 So. 2d 1162 - Gele v. Markey