573 So. 2d 545 - Edson v. Walker’s Empirical Analysis

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8 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 8 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “statute does not relieve the seller or furnisher of alcohol to minors from liability to minors or third persons injured by minors due to the effects of alcohol.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 626 So. 2d 880 - Hopkins v. Sovereign Fire & Cas. Ins. · 718 So. 2d 441 - Godfrey v. Boston Old Colony Ins. Co.

2. “The facts and circumstances under which a duty would be imposed in this particular case, the scope of the risk encompassed by the duty and causation are more appropriately determined by trial on the merits, not by summary judgment. Jarvis v. J.I. Case Co., 551 So.2d 61 (La. App. 1st Cir.1989), writs denied, 556 So.2d 56 , 62, 63 (La.1990). Accordingly, the summary judgment is reversed.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 626 So. 2d 880 - Hopkins v. Sovereign Fire & Cas. Ins.

3. “liability, defendants are not liable for the allegedly negligent actions of a minor to whom they sold alcoholic beverages. Edson v. Walker, 573 So.2d 545, 546 (La.App. 1st Cir.), writs denied, 576 So.2d 34 (La. 1991). For the following reasons, we reverse. The legislature was silent regarding the issue of”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 626 So. 2d 880 - Hopkins v. Sovereign Fire & Cas. Ins.