46 U.S.C. § 812 — Statute Treatment

Statute treatment: 46 U.S.C. § 812

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 79 citation events across 56 distinct cases.
79citations total
56distinct interpreting cases
20distinct courts
0citations in last 5y
1936–1991year range
Top 20 leading cases
#1 Federal Maritime Board v. Isbrandtsen Co. (1958) scotus 186 own cites 5× in case
#2 Compania Anonima Venezolana De Navegacion (Venezuelan Line) v. A. J. Perez Export Company, Etc., and Tyler Refrigeration Corporation (1962) ca5 125 own cites 1× in case
#3 Nepera Chemical, Inc. v. Sea-Land Service, Inc. (1986) cadc 80 own cites 1× in case
#4 Consolidated Freightways Corporation of Delaware v. Admiral Corporation (1971) ca7 69 own cites 1× in case
#5 Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 94,948 United States of America v. Alan C. Solomon (1975) ca2 53 own cites 1× in case
#6 Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp. v. the S.S. Anghyra (1957) vaed 14 own cites 2× in case
#7 Farrell Lines Inc. v. Titan Industrial Corp. (1969) nysd 41 own cites 1× in case
#8 Federal Maritime Commission v. Anglo-Canadian Shipping Company, Ltd. (1964) ca9 30 own cites 1× in case
#9 American President Lines, Ltd. v. S. Woolman, Inc. (1964) nysd 10 own cites 2× in case
#10 Matsushita Electric Corp. v. S. S. Aegis Spirit (1976) wawd 26 own cites 1× in case
#11 Isbrandtsen Co. v. United States (1951) nysd 23 own cites 1× in case
#12 Empire State Highway Transportation Association, Inc. v. Federal Maritime Board and United States of America, American Export Lines, Intervenors (1961) cadc 8 own cites 2× in case
#13 The Steel Inventor (1940) mdd 19 own cites 1× in case
#14 Isbrandtsen Co. v. United States (1948) nysd 17 own cites 1× in case
#15 D. L. Piazza Co. v. West Coast Line, Inc. (1954) ca2 16 own cites 1× in case
#16 Swayne & Hoyt, Ltd. v. United States (1936) dcd 6 own cites 2× in case
#17 Inter-Island Steam Nav. Co. v. Territory of Hawaii (1938) ca9 13 own cites 1× in case
#18 The Argentino (1939) nysd 13 own cites 1× in case
#19 Grace Line, Inc. v. Federal Maritime Board (1960) ca2 13 own cites 1× in case
#20 ELGIN, JOLIET AND EASTERN RAILWAY CO. v. Benj. Harris & Co. (1965) ilnd 13 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.