Duhon v. Texaco, Inc.’s Empirical Analysis
490 F.2d 91 · 1974
Citation profile
5 federal appellate · 1 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Barnes v. United States · Weber v. Fidelity & Casualty Insurance Co. of NY · Langlois v. Allied Chemical Corporation · 282 So. 2d 503 - Reeves v. Louisiana and Arkansas Railway Company · Broussard v. Heebe's Bakery, Inc.
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 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“The Court found that Humble was not in the construction business, and that no employees of Humble customarily engaged in the work. By contrast, the brine being removed by Duhon was produced as a natural and necessary by-product of Texaco's business.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“so related to Texaco's business as to be considered an essential part thereof.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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