Weber v. Henderson’s Empirical Analysis
1956
Citation profile
3 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 33 U.S.C. § 901 · 33 U.S.C. § 913 · 33 U.S.C. § 919 · 33 U.S.C. § 925 · 33 U.S.C. § 926 · 33 U.S.C. § 933
Relies on Rector Etc of Holy Trinity Church v. United States · O'Leary v. Brown-Pacific-Maxon, Inc. · Markham v. Cabell · Voris v. Gulf-Tide Stevedores, Inc. · Maryland Casualty Co. v. Cardillo
Most-quoted passages
The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 3 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“The right to compensation for disability under this chapter shall be barred unless a claim therefor is filed within one year after the injury, and the right to compensation for death shall be barred unless a claim therefor is filed within one year after the death, except that if payment of compensation has been made without an award on account of such injury or death a claim may be filed within one year after the date of the last payment. Such claim shall be filed with the deputy commissioner in the compensation district in which such injury or such death occurred.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“If the person entitled to compensation or the representative elects to recover damages against such third person and notifies the Secretary of his election and institutes proceedings within the period prescribed in section 913 of this chapter, the employer shall be required to pay as compensation under this chapter a sum equal to the excess of the amount which the Secretary determines is payable on account of such injury or death over the amount recovered against such third person.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“Such employer on account of such assignment may either institute proceedings for the recovery of such damages or may compromise with such third person either without or after instituting such proceeding.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.