Heine v. Adams’s Empirical Analysis

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6 state decisions

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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 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “In West v. U.S. Fidelity & Guaranty Co., 405 So.2d 877 (La.App. 4th Cir.1981), the court reiterated that a proper charge of all facets of the law involved is essential in order that the rights, liabilities and obligations of all parties concerned may be fairly adjudicated. The Court in West, supra, at 879 went on to state: Where there is question that factual findings are not made pursuant to a clear understanding of the applicable law, the charges will be deemed insufficient or inadequate; and where erroneous charges preclude the jury from reaching a verdict in accordance with the law and facts, the Court of Appeal should render a judgment on the record before it. The adequacy of a jury instruction, however, must be determined in light of the jury instructions as a whole. Trapani v. State Farm Fire & Cas. Co., 424 So.2d 449 (La.App. 5th Cir.1982).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 468 So. 2d 723 - Brown v. Harlan