Statute treatment: 7 U.S.C. § 499a

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 391 citation events across 334 distinct cases.

391citations total

334distinct interpreting cases

98distinct courts

70citations in last 5y

1937–2026year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 Hawkins v. Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, U.S.A. (1993) ca5 43 own cites 4× in case

#2 Burke, Kenneth M. v. Gould, William B. (2002) cadc 439 own cites 1× in case

#3 S. Katzman Produce Inc. v. Yadid (2021) ca2 57 own cites 2× in case

#4 Frito-Lay, Inc. v. Barton Willoughby, D/B/A Willoughby Farms (1988) cadc 271 own cites 1× in case

#5 Jewel Companies, Inc. v. Federal Trade Commission (1970) ca7 49 own cites 2× in case

#6 Jsg Trading Corp. v. Tray-Wrap, Inc. (1990) ca2 247 own cites 1× in case

#7 Fresh Kist Produce, LLC v. Choi Corp., Inc. (2003) dcd 22 own cites 3× in case

#8 Reaves Brokerage Co. v. Sunbelt Fruit & Vegetable Co. (2003) ca5 178 own cites 1× in case

#9 Harland W. Chidsey, D/B/A Harland W. Chidsey Farms v. Bert A. Guerin, D/B/A Bert Geurin (1971) ca6 32 own cites 2× in case

#10 Walter J. Miller v. United States (1957) ca6 31 own cites 2× in case

#11 Strube Celery & Vegetable Co. v. Zois (In Re Zois) (1996) ilnb 27 own cites 2× in case

#12 Capital Produce Company, Incorporated v. United States of America Clayton Yeutter, Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture (1991) ca4 24 own cites 2× in case

#13 SUNKIST GROWERS, INC., a California Corporation, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Michael S. FISHER and Meryle Fisher, Defendants-Appellees (1997) ca9 92 own cites 1× in case

#14 Carl Norman Quinn v. Earl L. Butz, Secretary of Agriculture, and United States of America (1975) cadc 87 own cites 1× in case

#15 Nicholes v. Johnny Appleseed of Washington (In Re Nicholes) (1995) bap9 78 own cites 1× in case

#16 Golman-Hayden Co. v. Fresh Source Produce Inc. (2000) ca5 64 own cites 1× in case

#17 Farm-Wey Produce, Inc. v. Wayne L. Bowman Co., Inc. (1997) tned 10 own cites 3× in case

#18 Hiller Cranberry Products, Inc. v. Koplovsky (1999) ca1 54 own cites 1× in case

#19 Goldman Fruit & Produce Co. v. Lombardo Fruit & Produce Co. (In Re Lombardo Fruit & Produce) (1989) moeb 14 own cites 2× in case

#20 Patterson Frozen Foods, Inc. v. Crown Foods International, Inc., a Corporation F/k/a Crown Food-Service Group, Inc., and Philip H. Eckert (2002) ca7 45 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.