Statute treatment: 46 U.S.C. § 763

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 49 citation events across 45 distinct cases.

49citations total

45distinct interpreting cases

20distinct courts

2citations in last 5y

1936–2021year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 Andrew Oroz v. American President Lines, Ltd. (1958) ca2 82 own cites 1× in case

#2 Safir v. Compagnie Generale Transatlantique (1965) nyed 18 own cites 2× in case

#3 Stoddard v. Ling-Temco-Vought, Inc. (1981) cacd 40 own cites 1× in case

#4 Storey v. Garrett Corp. (1967) cacd 12 own cites 2× in case

#5 Wolfe v. Wilmington Shipyard, Inc. (1999) ncctapp 12 own cites 2× in case

#6 Sample v. Freeman (1994) texapp 25 own cites 1× in case

#7 Barner v. the Missouri Gaming Co. (2001) moctapp 22 own cites 1× in case

#8 Robert C. Usher Kristi K. Usher v. M/v Ocean Wave, Her Engines, Tackle, Furnishings, Etc., in Rem (1994) ca9 22 own cites 1× in case

#9 Mrs. Lydia Sandoz Hassan, Administratrix of the Estate of Owen J. Sandoz, Deceased v. A. M. Landry & Son, Inc., and the Travelers Insurance Company (1963) ca5 21 own cites 1× in case

#10 Rumberg v. Weber Aircraft Corp. (1976) cacd 20 own cites 1× in case

#11 Renner v. Rockwell International Corporation (1975) cacd 20 own cites 1× in case

#12 Batkiewicz v. Seas Shipping Co. (1943) nysd 17 own cites 1× in case

#13 June E. Berry, Etc. v. Pacific Sportfishing, Inc. (1967) ca9 17 own cites 1× in case

#14 Abbott v. United States (1962) nysd 16 own cites 1× in case

#15 Craig v. United States (1969) ca9 106 own cites 1× in case

#16 Drakatos v. R. B. Denison, Inc. (1980) ctd 14 own cites 1× in case

#17 In Re Agwi Nav. Co. (1937) ca2 14 own cites 1× in case

#18 Sanchez v. Loffland Bros. (1980) ca5 12 own cites 1× in case

#19 Ivani Contracting Corp. v. City of New York (1997) ca2 70 own cites 1× in case

#20 Fitzgerald v. A. L. Burbank & Co. (1971) ca2 66 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.