Blanchard v. Engine & Gas Compressor Services, Inc.’s Empirical Analysis
613 F.2d 65 · 1980
Citation profile
53 federal appellate · 6 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on The Boeing Company v. Daniel C. Shipman · Thibodaux v. Sun Oil Co. · 15 La. App. 603 - Horrell v. Gulf & Valley Cotton Oil Co. · Barnes v. Sun Oil Co. · 282 So. 2d 503 - Reeves v. Louisiana and Arkansas Railway Company
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 72 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“should first consider whether the particular principal involved in the case customarily does the type of work performed by the contractor.”
17 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“in Louisiana, the 'essential to business' test is no longer, if it ever was, the controlling factor in the identification of a statutory employer.”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“part of his trade, business or occupation.”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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