46 U.S.C. § 820 — Statute Treatment

Statute treatment: 46 U.S.C. § 820

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 33 citation events across 20 distinct cases.
33citations total
20distinct interpreting cases
9distinct courts
0citations in last 5y
1943–1984year range
Top 17 leading cases
#1 Montship Lines, Limited v. Federal Maritime Board and the United States of America (1961) cadc 58 own cites 2× in case
#2 United States v. American Union Transport, Inc. (1946) scotus 47 own cites 2× in case
#3 Alcoa Steamship Company, Inc. v. Federal Maritime Commission and United States of America, (Two Cases) (1965) cadc 20 own cites 2× in case
#4 Colgate Palmolive Co. v. S/S Dart Canada (1983) ca2 66 own cites 1× in case
#5 United States v. Anchor Line, Ltd. (1964) nysd 5 own cites 3× in case
#6 In Re Grand Jury Investigation of the Shipping Industry (1960) dcd 17 own cites 1× in case
#7 Hellenic Lines Limited v. Federal Maritime Board and the United States of America (1961) cadc 13 own cites 1× in case
#8 Trans-Pacific Freight Conference of Japan/Korea v. Federal Maritime Commission (1980) cadc 9 own cites 5× in case
#9 Philip Morris v. American Shipping Co. (1984) ca11 10 own cites 1× in case
#10 City of Galveston v. Kerr Steamship Co., Inc. (1973) txsd 7 own cites 1× in case
#11 John Lee v. Federal Maritime Board (1960) ca9 6 own cites 1× in case
#12 American Union Transport, Inc. v. United States (1943) nysd 2 own cites 3× in case
#13 Far East Conference v. Federal Maritime Commission (1964) cadc 17 own cites 1× in case
#14 Trailer Marine Transport Corp. v. Federal Maritime Commission (1979) cadc 9 own cites 2× in case
#15 Morris v. American Shipping Co. (1984) ca11 3 own cites 1× in case
#16 Sunshine Gas Co. v. United States Department of Energy (1981) txnd 1 own cites 1× in case
#17 Alabama Great Southern Railroad v. Federal Maritime Commission (1967) cadc 1 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.