Melancon v. Mills’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. “"The trial court found that no `accident' had occurred on May 4, 1982, which would entitle the plaintiff to benefits. The trial court cited the case of Warnke v. Owens-Illinois, Inc., 326 So.2d 881 (La.App. 4 Cir.1976), in support of its conclusion that there must be an actual precipitous accident, not simply a gradual deterioration or progressive degeneration. We agree with the finding of the trial court. The circumstances of this case do not establish an `accident' for compensation purposes, nor did the medical testimony support any finding of causation. . . . . . "The chain of causation required by La.R.S. 23:1031 is that the employment causes the accident, the accident causes injury, and the injury causes disability.' Robichaux v. Terrebonne Parish School Board, 426 So.2d 241 (La.App. 1 Cir.1983). Absent any evidence of an accident, either in the nature of a precipitous event or a physical breakdown caused by the performance in the plaintiff's usual and customary duties, there exists no chain of causation. We do not find that the trial court committed manifest error in holding that no compensable `accident' had been proven by the plaintiff." Melancon, supra, at 622, 623 .”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 527 So. 2d 1 - Rubin v. PPG Industries, Inc.