Statute treatment: 49 C.F.R. § 213.103

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 240 citation events across 45 distinct cases.

240citations total

45distinct interpreting cases

31distinct courts

19citations in last 5y

1980–2026year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 CSX Transportation, Inc. v. Pitts (2013) md 18 own cites 34× in case

#2 CSX Transportation, Inc. v. Pitts (2012) mdctspecapp 6 own cites 40× in case

#3 Nickels v. Grand Trunk Western RR, Inc. (2009) ca6 61 own cites 8× in case

#4 Norris v. Central of Georgia Railroad (2006) gactapp 24 own cites 7× in case

#5 MD Mall Associates, LLC v. CSX Transportation, Inc. (2013) ca3 50 own cites 4× in case

#6 CSX Transportation, Inc. v. Miller (2004) mdctspecapp 69 own cites 3× in case

#7 CSX Transportation, Inc. v. Bickerstaff (2009) mdctspecapp 11 own cites 5× in case

#8 CSX Transp., Inc. v. City of Sebree (2019) ca6 22 own cites 3× in case

#9 Allenbaugh v. BNSF Railway Co. (2011) waed 10 own cites 5× in case

#10 Brenner v. Consolidated Rail Corp. (2011) paed 10 own cites 5× in case

#11 Peterson v. National Railroad Passenger Corp. (2005) sc 36 own cites 2× in case

#12 Bittinger v. CSX TRANSPORTATION INC. (2007) mdctspecapp 7 own cites 6× in case

#13 Rooney v. City of Philadelphia (2009) paed 16 own cites 3× in case

#14 Mark B. Harrison v. BNSF Railway Company (2014) texapp 2 own cites 16× in case

#15 Cowden v. BNSF Railway Co. (2013) moed 11 own cites 3× in case

#16 Southern Pacific Transportation Co. v. Public Utilities Commission (1986) cand 37 own cites 1× in case

#17 McCain v. CSX Transportation, Inc. (2010) paed 11 own cites 2× in case

#18 Norfolk Southern Railway Co. v. Zeagler (2013) ga 32 own cites 1× in case

#19 Duluth, Winnipeg, & Pacific Railway Co. v. City of Orr (2008) ca8 28 own cites 1× in case

#20 Booth v. CSX Transportation, Inc. (2011) kyctapp 4 own cites 4× 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.