Domingue v. Bodin’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

24 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 24 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “An appellate review of questions of law is simply to determine whether the trial court was legally correct or legally incorrect. If the trial court’s decision was based on its erroneous interpretation or application of the law, rather than a valid exercise of discretion, such incorrect decision is not entitled to deference by the reviewing court.”

   11 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Fred v. Drill Cuttings Disposal Co. · Thi Le v. Lu

2. “[a] court possesses inherently all of the power necessary for the exercise of its jurisdiction even though not granted expressly by law.”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Ganaway v. Ganaway · 179 So. 3d 747 - Munnerlyn v. Munnerlyn

3. “whether the trial court's decision was legally correct in light of the evidence.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Thi Le v. Lu · Thibeaux v. Goauto Ins. Co.