Ottermann v. Ganus’s Empirical Analysis
1984
Citation profile
3 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Arceneaux v. Domingue · Skipper v. Federal Insurance Company · 509 F. Supp. 1321 - Gulf Coast Investment Corp. v. Secretary of Housing & Urban Development · McWilliams v. McWilliams · 258 So. 2d 592 - New Orleans Silversmiths, Inc. v. Wormser
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 3 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“As a further consideration for this lease, Lessor hereby grants Lessee an option to extend the period of this lease for a period of ten (10) years from the expiration of the term of the original lease, said extended term to be on the same terms and conditions and at the same rental as set forth herein. In the event Lessee desires to exercise this option to extend the lease for a period of an additional ten (10) years, Lessee shall notify Lessor in writing at least One hundred twenty (120) days prior to the expiration of this lease. (Emphasis added.)”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Ottermann v. Ganus““Usually it is held that where the lease is silent as to the means of communicating the notice of election to the lessor, or where it merely provides that written notice shall be given, such notice may properly be transmitted by mail ...””
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.