Statute treatment: 49 U.S.C.A. § 101

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 39 citation events across 24 distinct cases.

39citations total

24distinct interpreting cases

13distinct courts

0citations in last 5y

1938–2020year range

Top 18 leading cases

#1 Yeckes-Eichenbaum, Inc. v. Texas Mexican Railway Company (1959) ca5 23 own cites 2× in case

#2 The Dublin Company v. Ryder Truck Lines, Inc. (1969) ca5 22 own cites 2× in case

#3 Federated Department Stores, Inc., D/B/A Burdines v. Norman C. Brinke, Florida East Coast Railway Co., Etc. (1971) ca5 12 own cites 2× in case

#4 Moore v. Nayer (1999) njsuperctappdiv 7 own cites 2× in case

#5 United Steel & Strip Corp. v. Monex Corporation (1975) fladistctapp 13 own cites 1× in case

#6 Yeckes-Eichenbaum, Inc. v. Texas Mexican Railway Co. (1957) txsd 5 own cites 2× in case

#7 Mississippi Valley Barge Line Company v. Inland Waterways Shippers Association, Inc., a Corporation (1961) ca8 9 own cites 1× in case

#8 Reider v. Thompson (1949) ca5 6 own cites 1× in case

#9 Herring v. Alabama Great Southern R. Co. (1938) ala 4 own cites 1× in case

#10 Pejepscot Industrial Park, Inc. v. Maine Central Railroad (1999) med 4 own cites 1× in case

#11 Griffin v. Public Serv. Mut. Ins. (2000) njsuperctappdiv 2 own cites 2× in case

#12 Tuschman v. Pennsylvania Railroad Company (1956) ca3 11 own cites 1× in case

#13 Oscar Mayer Foods Corp. v. Pruitt (1994) mdd 3 own cites 1× in case

#14 Standard Hotel Supply Co. v. Pennsylvania R. Co. (1945) nysd 13 own cites 1× in case

#15 Southern Pacific Co. v. Builders Hardware, Inc. (1964) texapp 2 own cites 1× in case

#16 Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railroad v. Metal-Matic, Inc. (1963) ca8 4 own cites 1× in case

#17 Tuschman v. Pennsylvania Railroad (1956) ca3 3 own cites 1× in case

#18 Greyhound Lines, Inc. v. Bond (1984) ca8 2 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.