Thornton v. Pedersen’s Empirical Analysis
1982
Citation profile
2
cited by 2 later decisions
1
states following
October 1995
most recently cited
2 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Arceneaux v. Domingue · Canter v. Koehring Company · Jordan v. Travelers Insurance Company · Arceneaux v. Domingue · Lemonier v. Coco
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 2 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“The trial court has reasonable discretion to assess damages based upon the facts and circumstances of the case. Jordan v. Travelers Insurance Company, 257 La. 995 , 245 So.2d 151 (1971). This legal principle is equally applicable in a suit for quanti minoris.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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