Overmier v. Traylor’s Empirical Analysis
1984
Citation profile
4 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 250 So. 2d 567 - Pearce ex rel. Livestock Sanitary Board v. Johnson · Schiro v. Viola · Painter v. Continental Union Assurance Co. · Poinsette v. Lieux · 434 So. 2d 596 - Williams v. Williams
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.
“"Except as otherwise provided by law, every final judgment shall be signed by the judge. For the purpose of an appeal as provided in Article 2083, no appeal may be taken from a final judgment until the requirement of this Article has been fulfilled."”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“(t)he Court will sign a judgment consistent with this opinion when presented by the parties”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“Reasons for judgment cannot serve as a final judgment from which an appeal can be taken. La.C.C.P. art. 1918; .... When this appeal was taken, the record did not contain any document which would fit the form required by La.C.C.P. art. 1918 for a final judgment. This court has strictly construed La.C.C.P. art. 1911 and has dismissed appeals perfected prior to the signing of a judgment.... Therefore, this appeal was prematurely taken by appellants and must be dismissed, at their costs.”
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.