690 So. 2d 899 - Chaisson v. Chaisson’s Empirical Analysis
1997
Citation profile
5 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 617 So. 2d 880 - Stobart v. State Through DOTD · 654 So. 2d 311 - Lewis v. STATE, DEPT. OF TRANSPORTATION & DEV. · Lebeaux v. Newman Ford, Inc. · Marr v. Johnson · 352 So. 2d 293 - NORTH LOUISIANA MILK, ETC. v. Southland Corp.
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 5 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“Actions on instruments, whether negotiable or not, and on promissory notes, whether negotiable or not, are subject to a liberative prescription of five years. This prescription commences to run from the day payment is exigible.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“Unless the law prescribes a certain formality for the intended contract, offer and acceptance may be made orally, in writing, or by action or inaction that under the circumstances is clearly indicative of consent.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“An offer may be accepted other than by sacramental words such as `I accept your offer.'”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.