Simon v. Metoyer’s Empirical Analysis
1980
Citation profile
1 federal appellate · 17 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Saucier v. Hayes Dairy Products, Inc. · 329 So. 2d 437 - Louisiana State Bar Association v. Edwins · 313 So. 2d 371 - Smith v. Westside Transit Lines, Inc. · 293 So. 2d 216 - Guilbeau v. Fireman's Fund Insurance Company · United Gas Pipe Line Co. v. Singleton
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 21 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“"The courts of this state uniformly held that the appointment of an attorney is a mandate revocable at the client's will. LSA-CC Art. 3028 ... The general rule is that a client has the right to discharge attorney with or without charge and upon discharging the attorney, the contract is at an end... Contract provisions is, therefore unenforceable ... however, at the time of his discharge, the attorney is entitled to compensation for services actually rendered on a quantum meruit basis." (Emphasis Ours)”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“the high degree of skill reflected in his work product”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.