Statute treatment: 28 U. S. C. § 724

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 22 citation events across 18 distinct cases.

22citations total

18distinct interpreting cases

9distinct courts

0citations in last 5y

1930–2009year range

Top 17 leading cases

#1 Sibbach v. Wilson & Co. (1941) scotus 770 own cites 1× in case

#2 United States v. United Air Lines, Inc. (1962) nvd 94 own cites 2× in case

#3 Guaranty Trust Co. v. United States (1938) scotus 561 own cites 1× in case

#4 Aetna Insurance v. Kennedy Ex Rel. Bogash (1937) scotus 524 own cites 1× in case

#5 Lyon v. Mutual Benefit Health & Accident Assn. (1939) scotus 15 own cites 4× in case

#6 Hattie Brazier v. W. B. Cherry (1961) ca5 226 own cites 1× in case

#7 Monarch Insurance Company of Ohio v. May Spach, as Receiver for Ro-Ben, Inc. (1960) ca5 107 own cites 1× in case

#8 Chicago & North Western Railway Co. v. Lindell (1930) scotus 72 own cites 1× in case

#9 Chisholm v. Gilmer (1936) scotus 36 own cites 1× in case

#10 Young v. Garrett (1945) ca8 30 own cites 1× in case

#11 Joseph Denunzio Fruit Co. v. Crane (1948) casd 21 own cites 1× in case

#12 United States v. Houghton (In Re Szwyd) (2009) mad 8 own cites 1× in case

#13 Toulmin v. Industrial Metal Protectives, Inc. (1955) ded 6 own cites 1× in case

#14 Hineline v. Minneapolis Honeywell Regulator (1935) ca8 4 own cites 1× in case

#15 Bohenik v. Delaware & Hudson Co. (1931) ca2 5 own cites 1× in case

#16 In re Brown (1939) casd 3 own cites 1× in case

#17 Austin Machinery Co. of Virginia v. Consolidation Coal Co. (1933) ca6 1 own cites 1× in case

Ranking method: leading_score = ln(1 + own_citation_count) × √(mentions_in_case) × flag_factor, where flag_factor = 1.0 green · 0.6 unknown · 0.5 neutral · 0.4 yellow · 0.3 procedural · 0 red. Red-flagged cases excluded — their interpretation has been undermined and shouldn't lead the list. Top 20 returned per statute. Open any case for full G Cite, trajectory, and per-circuit treatment.