Blalock v. Lord’s Empirical Analysis

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5 state decisions

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

1. “The standard of review governing our consideration of issues of fact is well settled. An appellate court may not set aside a trial court's finding of fact in the absence of manifest error or unless it is clearly wrong. Rosell v. ESCO, 549 So.2d 840 (La.1989). In order to reverse a fact finder's determination of fact, an appellate court must review the record in its entirety and meet the following two-part test: (1) find that a reasonable factual basis does not exist for the finding and (2) further determine that the record establishes that the fact finder is clearly wrong or manifestly erroneous. Stobart v. State, Through Dep't of Transp. & Dev., 617 So.2d 880 (La.1993). On review, an appellate court must be cautious not to reweigh the evidence or to substitute its own factual findings just because it would have decided the case differently. Ambrose v. New Orleans Police Dep't Ambulance Serv., 93-3099, 93-3110, 93-3112 (La.7/5/94), 639 So.2d 216 .”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 983 So. 2d 266 - HUTSEN v. Davis

2. “"Where documents or objective evidence so contradict the witness's story, or the story itself is so internally inconsistent or implausible, on its face, that a reasonable fact finder would not credit the witness's story, the court of appeal niay well find manifest error or clear wrongness even in a finding purportedly based upon a credibility determination." Resell 549 So.2d at 844-45 .”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 983 So. 2d 266 - HUTSEN v. Davis

3. “An incidental demand may be filed without leave of court at any time up to and including the time the answer to the principal demand is filed. An incidental demand may be filed thereafter, with leave of court, if it will not retard the progress of the principal action, or if permitted by Articles 1066 or 1092. 2”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 89 So. 3d 427 - Marshall v. Air Liquide-Big Three, Inc.