Statute treatment: 43 U.S.C. § 934

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 90 citation events across 64 distinct cases.

90citations total

64distinct interpreting cases

32distinct courts

13citations in last 5y

1937–2026year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 MacDonald v. United States (1941) ca9 25 own cites 4× in case

#2 Union Pacific Railroad v. Santa Fe Pacific Pipelines, Inc. (2014) calctapp 46 own cites 2× in case

#3 State of Idaho v. Oregon Short Line R. Co. (1985) idd 33 own cites 2× in case

#4 Beres v. United States (2012) uscfc 14 own cites 3× in case

#5 Barney v. Burlington Northern Railroad (1992) sd 23 own cites 2× in case

#6 Brown v. State (1996) wash 56 own cites 1× in case

#7 Beres v. States (2005) uscfc 16 own cites 2× in case

#8 Marvin M. Brandt Revocable Trust v. United States (2014) scotus 49 own cites 1× in case

#9 Reis v. Miller (1996) sd 14 own cites 2× in case

#10 United States v. Southern Pacific Transportation Co. (1976) ca9 22 own cites 4× in case

#11 Pollnow v. Department of Natural Resources (1979) wis 41 own cites 1× in case

#12 Whipps Land & Cattle Co. v. Level 3 Communications, LLC (2003) neb 36 own cites 1× in case

#13 Brown v. Northern Hills Regional Railroad Authority (2007) sd 6 own cites 3× in case

#14 Continental Oil Co. v. Chicago & North Western Railway Co. (1957) wyd 5 own cites 3× in case

#15 CITY & COUNTY OF DENVER, ETC. v. Bergland (1981) cod 20 own cites 1× in case

#16 Hinojos v. Lohmann (2008) coloctapp 15 own cites 1× in case

#17 United States v. Wyoming And Colorado Railroad (2012) ca10 6 own cites 2× in case

#18 B & S Holdings, LLC v. BNSF Railway Co. (2012) waed 14 own cites 1× in case

#19 Avista Corp. Inc. v. Wolfe (2008) ca9 14 own cites 1× in case

#20 Himonas v. Denver & R. G. W. R. Co. (1949) ca10 12 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.