Statute treatment: 45 U.S.C. § 432

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 20 citation events across 9 distinct cases.

20citations total

9distinct interpreting cases

7distinct courts

0citations in last 5y

1973–1987year range

Top 8 leading cases

#1 United Transportation Union v. Drew Lewis, Secretary of Transportation (1983) cadc 35 own cites 6× in case

#2 Thomas A. Donelon, Charles J. Eagan, Jr. v. New Orleans Terminal Company and Federal Railroad Administration of the Department of Transportation (1973) ca5 80 own cites 2× in case

#3 Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company v. John M. Sullivan, Administrator, Federal Railroad Administration (1980) cadc 7 own cites 4× in case

#4 Southern Pacific Transportation Co. v. Town of Baldwin (1987) lawd 7 own cites 1× in case

#5 United States v. Missouri Pacific Railroad Company and the Texas and Pacific Railway Company (1977) ca8 5 own cites 1× in case

#6 Keeler v. Consol. Rail Corp. (1984) reglrailreorgct 5 own cites 1× in case

#7 Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. Sullivan (1979) dcd 4 own cites 1× in case

#8 United Transportation Union v. Lewis (1983) ca11 2 own cites 2× 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.