Jones v. Hawkins’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

7 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 7 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “B. If liability is not solidary pursuant to Paragraph A, or as otherwise provided by law, then liability for damages caused by two or more persons shall be solidary only to the extent necessary for the person suffering injury, death, or loss to recover fifty percent of his recoverable damages; however, when the amount of recovery has been reduced in accordance with the preceding Article, a judgment debtor shall not be liable for more than the degree of his fault to a judgment creditor to whom a greater degree of fault has been attributed. Under the provisions of this Article, all parties shall enjoy their respective rights of indemnity and contribution.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 712 So. 2d 62 - Aucoin v. State Through Dept. of Transp. and Dev. · 724 So. 2d 782 - Batson v. South Louisiana Medical Center

2. “the absence of any program on the city's part to inspect and discover the condition also implies knowledge.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 731 So. 2d 216 - Jones v. Hawkins