Thomas v. Connolly’s Empirical Analysis
1999
Citation profile
14 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 14 later decisions — most recently April 2017
14 state decisions
Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.
Relationships
Relies on Giroir v. South Louisiana Medical Center, Division of Hospitals · Younger v. Marshall Industries, Inc. · Our Lady of the Lake Hosp. v. Vanner · 532 So. 2d 524 - State Ex Rel. Guste v. Thompson · 694 So. 2d 1236 - Ledet v. National Car Rental System, Inc.
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 14 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“(1) NorAm’s claim clearly arises out of the same conduct, transaction or occurrence as set forth in the original petition. The cause of action herein is a dispute as to whether certain transactions are subject to sales or use taxes imposed by the Ordinances. The amounts in dispute were paid under protest by Houston Industries on behalf of NorAm and suit for recovery thereof was timely instituted |Rby Houston Industries (albeit erroneously as NorAm’s successor) following notification to defendant of plaintiffs intent to do so; (2) It is undisputed that defendant had notice of the involvement of both plaintiffs. First, NorAm is the entity which was audited and assessed with taxes by the Administrator. Secondly, as reflected by a receipt issued and a note written by the Administrator (Exhibit P-1), defendant was fully apprised of Houston Industries’ existence and involvement in the matter; (3) The new plaintiff, NorAm, is a wholly owned subsidiary of the original plaintiff, Houston Industries. The original plaintiff, Houston Industries, is No-rAm’s parent company and owner of 100% of its stock. Additionally, as set forth above, Houston Industries paid the taxes under protest on behalf of NorAm, and instituted the instant action for return of the amounts paid under protest (albeit erroneously as successor) to No-rAm; (4) It cannot be seriously argued that defendant is prejudiced in preparing or conducting its defense inasmuch as at this point, no answer has even been filed. The f”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“An appellate court shall render any judgment which is just, legal and proper upon the record on appeal. La. C.C.P. art. 2164. The record on appeal includes the pleadings, court minutes, transcript, jury instructions, judgments, and other rulings unless otherwise designated. Even so, facts referred to solely in the arguments of counsel, in brief or otherwise, are not considered record evidence.”
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.