Statute treatment: 38 U.S.C. § 2024

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 204 citation events across 82 distinct cases.

204citations total

82distinct interpreting cases

42distinct courts

0citations in last 5y

1976–2010year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 Monroe v. Standard Oil Co. (1981) scotus 145 own cites 14× in case

#2 King v. St. Vincent's Hospital (1991) scotus 695 own cites 3× in case

#3 William M. Gummo v. Village of Depew, New York (1996) ca2 272 own cites 4× in case

#4 Kestutis Eidukonis v. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (1989) ca3 7 own cites 16× in case

#5 Gulf States Paper Corporation v. Eloise H. Ingram (1987) ca11 39 own cites 3× in case

#6 Alvin G. Sykes v. Columbus & Greenville Railway (1997) ca5 18 own cites 4× in case

#7 David G. Lee v. The City of Pensacola, the Pensacola Police Department and the Civil Service Board for the City of Pensacola (1981) ca5 27 own cites 3× in case

#8 Peel v. Florida Department of Transportation (1977) flnd 20 own cites 3× in case

#9 Cronin v. Police Dept. of City of New York (1987) nysd 9 own cites 5× in case

#10 Patrick F. Boyle v. William Burke, Joseph Yergeau, Mark G. Kelliher, Peter Weeks, Ruth Griffin and Raymond Labrie (1991) ca1 35 own cites 2× in case

#11 Kenneth H. Waltermyer v. Aluminum Company of America (1986) ca3 25 own cites 2× in case

#12 Samuel C. Hanna v. American Motors Corporation (1977) ca7 13 own cites 3× in case

#13 Gary D. Pignato v. American Trans Air, Inc. (1994) ca7 95 own cites 1× in case

#14 Charles A. Sawyer v. Swift & Company (1988) ca10 21 own cites 2× in case

#15 United States v. New England Teamsters and Trucking Industry Pension Fund (1984) ca1 11 own cites 3× in case

#16 John H. Stevens v. Tennessee Valley Authority (1983) ca6 18 own cites 2× in case

#17 Lemmon v. Santa Cruz County, Cal. (1988) cand 6 own cites 4× in case

#18 Hilliard v. New Jersey Army National Guard (1981) njd 14 own cites 2× in case

#19 William E. Woodman v. Office of Personnel Management (2001) cafc 14 own cites 2× in case

#20 Richard R. Burkart v. Post-Browning, Inc. (1988) ca6 36 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.