Maddrix v. Dize’s Empirical Analysis
153 F.2d 274 · 1946
Citation profile
16 federal appellate · 4 district · 4 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 34 later decisions — most recently December 2018 · most notably Royal Business Machines, Inc. v. Lorraine Corp. (1980), United Slate Tile and Composition Roofers Damp and Waterproof Workers Association Local v. G & M Roofing and Sheet Metal Company Inc
16 federal appellate · 4 district · 4 state decisions
Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.
Relationships
Applies 29 U.S.C. § 201 (American Samoa Labor Standards Amendments of 1956) · 29 U.S.C. § 216 · 33 U.S.C. § 928
Relies on Sprage v. Ticonic Nat Bank · Brooklyn Sav Bank v. O'Neil Dize · Kansas City Southern Ry Co v. Guardian Trust Co · In re Washington & Georgetown Railroad · Durant v. Essex Co.
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 34 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“. . . Action to recover such liability may bo maintained in any court of competent juiisdictibn by any one or more employees for and in behalf of himself or themselves and other employees similarly situated, or snob employee or employees may designate an agent or representative to maintain such action for and in behalf of all employees similarly situated. The court in suo.li action shall, in addition to any judgment awarded to the plaintiff or plaintiffs, allow a reasonable attorney's fee to be paid by the defendant, and costs of tbe action. [29 L'.S. C.A. §21ü|”
5 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“[o]bviously Congress intended that the wronged employee should receive his full wages ... without incurring any expense for legal fees or costs”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“. . . the ordinary and effective procedure in the allowance of attorney’s fees in litigation which proceeds through several courts is to place the responsibility on the trial court where the work begins and ends and the value of tbe entire service can be best estimated after it has been completed. We think this interpretation serves to effectuate the purposes of the Act. [153 F.2d at page 276]”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Heitmuller v. Berkow
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.