Wilson v. Butler’s Empirical Analysis

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5 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 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Art. 38. The domicile of each citizen is in the parish wherein he has his principal establishment. The principal establishment is that in which he makes his habitual residence; if he resides alternately in several places, and nearly as much in one as in another, and has not declared his intention in the manner hereafter prescribed, any one of the said places where he resides may be considered as his principal establishment, at the option of the persons whose interests are thereby affected.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Ross v. Schultz · 612 So. 2d 107 - Autin v. Terrebonne

2. “A change of domicile from one parish to another is produced by the act of residing in another parish, combined with the intention of making one's principal establishment there.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 565 So. 2d 1012 - In Re Tutorship of Ingraham

3. “the proof of this intention shall depend upon circumstances.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 565 So. 2d 1012 - In Re Tutorship of Ingraham