Statute treatment: 7 U.S.C. § 191

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 51 citation events across 26 distinct cases.

51citations total

26distinct interpreting cases

15distinct courts

0citations in last 5y

1963–2014year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 Fillippo v. S. Bonaccurso & Sons, Inc. (1978) paed 21 own cites 8× in case

#2 Hedrick v. S. Bonaccurso & Sons, Inc. (1978) paed 17 own cites 3× in case

#3 United States v. Perdue Farms, Inc. And Franklin P. Perdue (1982) ca2 28 own cites 2× in case

#4 Sebastopol Meat Company, Inc., and Robert W. Singleton v. Secretary of Agriculture (1971) ca9 14 own cites 2× in case

#5 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 2× in case

#6 Giant Food Inc. v. Federal Trade Commission (1963) cadc 35 own cites 1× in case

#7 Mahon v. Stowers (1974) scotus 32 own cites 1× in case

#8 Central Coast Meats, Inc., a California Corporation v. United States Department of Agriculture (1976) ca9 10 own cites 2× in case

#9 Beef Nebraska, Inc., a Nebraska Corporation v. United States of America, United States Department of Agriculture (1986) ca8 24 own cites 1× in case

#10 Holiday Food Service, Inc., a Corporation and Nat Rocker, an Individual v. Department of Agriculture (1987) ca9 4 own cites 4× in case

#11 In Re Northern Boneless Meat Corp. (1981) nysd 13 own cites 1× in case

#12 Frio Ice, SA v. SunFruit (1989) flsd 12 own cites 1× in case

#13 Arkansas Valley Industries, Inc. v. Freeman (1969) ca8 19 own cites 2× in case

#14 Safeway Stores, Inc. v. Freeman (1966) cadc 10 own cites 3× in case

#15 Bunting v. Perdue, Inc. (1985) nced 9 own cites 1× in case

#16 Jackson v. Swift Eckrich, Inc. (1995) ca8 26 own cites 1× in case

#17 D & W Food Centers, Inc. v. Block (1986) ca6 19 own cites 1× in case

#18 Liberty Mutual Insurance v. Bankers Trust Co. (1991) nysd 5 own cites 1× in case

#19 Clasing v. Hormel Corp. (2014) iand 4 own cites 1× in case

#20 United States v. Jay Freeman Co., Inc. (1979) ared 4 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.