Trahan v. Pousson’s Empirical Analysis

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3 state decisions

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

1. “Payment shall be made at the place and in the manner which has been customary during the employment, except that payment may be made via United States mail to the laborer or other employee, provided postage has been prepaid and the envelope properly addressed with the employee’s or laborer’s current address as shown in the employer’s records.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 713 So. 2d 1148 - Boudreaux v. Hydraulic Rebuilders & Service Co.

2. “Of course, the word “shall” is mandatory and the word “may” is permissive. Thus, the employer is obligated to pay the wages due at termination in the customary manner they were made during the employment, or, if the employer prefers, they may be timely made to the employee at his address shown in the employer’s records.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 713 So. 2d 1148 - Boudreaux v. Hydraulic Rebuilders & Service Co.