Anderson v. McCarty’s Empirical Analysis
1985
Citation profile
5 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Marcotte v. Travelers Insurance Company · 340 So. 2d 1331 - Prestenbach v. Sentry Ins. Co. · 430 So. 2d 51 - Lamb v. Lamb · 414 So. 2d 1263 - Bunkie Funeral Home, Inc. v. McNutt · Anderson v. McCarty
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 5 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
““The central issue on appeal is whether a directed verdict was proper, given the evidence adduced from plaintiffs’ case. In a case tried before a judge, a directed verdict should be granted only where the plaintiff has shown no right to relief at the close of his case [quotation of C.C.P. art. 1672(B) omitted]. The plaintiff must establish his claim by a preponderance of the evidence. ‘Proof by a preponderance of the evidence simply means that, taking the evidence as a whole, such proof shows that the fact or cause sought to be proved is more probable than not.’ Prestenbach v. Sentry Insurance Co., 340 So.2d 1331, 1334 (La.1976); Marcotte v. The Travelers Insurance Co., 258 La. 989 , 249 So.2d 105 (1971).””
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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