Sanchez v. Sanchez’s Empirical Analysis
1991
Citation profile
8
cited by 8 later decisions
1
states following
May 2002
most recently cited
8 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 504 So. 2d 1082 - D'AGOSTINO v. City of Baton Rouge · 446 So. 2d 747 - Dumas v. Jetson · Dumas v. Jetson
Most-quoted passages
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“. Other statutes concerning suits against political bodies have specified domicile as the proper venue. See LSA-R.S. 13:5123 and 13:5125. However, this Court has a duty to interpret laws as legislated and to honor that meaning as revealed by its language, purpose, and history. Sanchez, supra at 971 . We believe that the history and purpose of LSA-R.S. 13:5104(B) indicate that the legislature intended only one parish for venue when they used the word”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“when interpreting statutes, it is presumed that every word, sentence, or provisions in the law was intended to serve some useful purpose, that some effect is to be given to each such provision, and that no unnecessary words or provisions were used.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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