45 U.S.C. § 437 — Statute Treatment

Statute treatment: 45 U.S.C. § 437

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 31 citation events across 19 distinct cases.
31citations total
19distinct interpreting cases
16distinct courts
0citations in last 5y
1976–2009year range
Top 16 leading cases
#1 Skinner v. Railway Labor Executives' Assn. (1989) scotus 2,536 own cites 2× in case
#2 Railway Labor Executives' Association v. Burnley (1988) ca9 14 own cites 3× in case
#3 Knox County Education Association v. Knox County Board of Education (1998) ca6 89 own cites 1× in case
#4 Earwood v. Norfolk Southern Railway Co. (1993) gand 60 own cites 1× in case
#5 Railway Labor Executives' Ass'n v. Burnley (1988) ca9 44 own cites 3× in case
#6 Whitley v. Southern Pacific Transportation Co. (1995) orctapp 4 own cites 4× in case
#7 United States v. Missouri Pacific Railroad Company and the Texas and Pacific Railway Company (1977) ca8 5 own cites 3× in case
#8 Sweet v. Port Terminal R.R. Ass'n (1983) tex 13 own cites 1× in case
#9 Marshall v. Gibson's Products, Inc. of Plano (1978) ca5 65 own cites 1× in case
#10 Central of Georgia Railroad v. Lightsey (1990) gactapp 10 own cites 1× in case
#11 Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company v. John M. Sullivan, Administrator, Federal Railroad Administration (1980) cadc 7 own cites 1× in case
#12 Fletcher v. Chicago Rail Link, L.L.C. (2009) ca7 4 own cites 1× in case
#13 Southern Pacific Transportation Co. v. Redden (1978) ord 4 own cites 1× in case
#14 Lakin v. Consolidated Rail Corp. (1989) indctapp 1 own cites 1× in case
#15 United Transportation Union v. Lewis (1983) ca11 2 own cites 1× in case
#16 United States v. Missouri Pacific Railroad (1976) moed 1 own cites 3× 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.