Levy v. Billeaud’s Empirical Analysis
1981
Citation profile
4 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on State ex rel. Bourdette v. New Orleans Gaslight Co. · State Ex Rel. Boykin v. Hope Producing Co. · Melancon v. Police Jury of Lafayette · 380 So. 2d 1379 - Bordelon v. Safeway Ins. Co. · 340 So. 2d 600 - B. of C. of Lafourche v. B. OF C. OF ATCHAFALAYA BASIN LEVEE DIST.
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 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
““A writ of mandamus may be issued in all cases where the law provides no relief by ordinary means or where the delay involved in obtaining ordinary relief may cause injustice ...” (Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure Article 3862 [emphasis added].)”
2 later decisions 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.