Statute treatment: 7 U.S.C. § 181

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 296 citation events across 240 distinct cases.

296citations total

240distinct interpreting cases

96distinct courts

16citations in last 5y

1932–2026year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 Been v. O.K. Industries, Inc. (2007) ca10 201 own cites 4× in case

#2 Butz v. Glover Livestock Commission Co. (1973) scotus 407 own cites 2× in case

#3 Heslin v. Connecticut Law Clinic of Trantolo & Trantolo (1983) conn 174 own cites 2× in case

#4 United States v. Morgan (1941) scotus 1,003 own cites 1× in case

#5 Pacific Trading Company v. Wilson and Company, Inc. (1976) ca7 51 own cites 3× in case

#6 In the Matter of Samuels & Co., Inc., Bankrupt. Curtis R. Stowers v. James S. Mahon, Trustee, and C. I. T. Corporation (1973) ca5 13 own cites 6× in case

#7 Normand Josef Enterprises, Inc. v. Connecticut National Bank (1994) conn 190 own cites 1× in case

#8 Stowers v. Mahon (1976) ca5 182 own cites 1× in case

#9 Hyatt v. Kappos (2010) cafc 36 own cites 2× in case

#10 Mahon v. Stowers (1974) scotus 32 own cites 2× in case

#11 Denver Union Stock Yard Co. v. United States (1932) cod 27 own cites 2× in case

#12 Davis v. United States (In Re Farmers & Ranchers Livestock Auction, Inc.) (1984) areb 7 own cites 5× in case

#13 Henry Lee Pickett v. Iowa Beef Processors (2000) ca11 88 own cites 1× in case

#14 Ron Patton v. Carl Archer (1979) ca5 22 own cites 2× in case

#15 Ray v. Parker (1940) cal 83 own cites 1× in case

#16 Fillippo v. S. Bonaccurso & Sons, Inc. (1978) paed 21 own cites 2× in case

#17 In Re Gotham Provision Company, Inc., Debtor/debtor in Possession, the First State Bank of Miami v. Gotham Provision Company, Inc. (1982) ca1 75 own cites 1× in case

#18 In re Broiler Chicken Antitrust Litig. (2017) illinoised 74 own cites 1× in case

#19 Fort Worth Stockyards Co. v. Brown (1942) texapp 17 own cites 2× in case

#20 Hedrick v. S. Bonaccurso & Sons, Inc. (1978) paed 17 own cites 2× 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.