Dowell v. Folsom’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

7 district ·

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 13 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““An administrative regulation promulgated within the authority granted by statute has the force of law and must be given full effect by the courts. United States v. Short, 9 Cir., 1956, 240 F.2d 292, 298 , and cases there cited. The administrative interpretation of the act is controlling unless it is plainly erroneous or inconsistent with the regulations. Bowles v. Seminole Rock & Sand Co., 325 U.S. 410 , 65 S.Ct. 1215 , 89 L.Ed. 1700 .” (loc.cit. 51)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 187 F. Supp. 1 - Stein v. Flemming

2. ““A minor child’s entitlement to benefits under the Act is not dependent on any overt acts he may or may not have done, but on the existence or non-existence of an economic relationship which has been terminated by the death of the wage earner.” (Emphasis supplied.)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Runge v. Fleming