Jacobson v. Folsom’s Empirical Analysis
1957
Citation profile
16 federal appellate · 18 district ·
How this case has been cited
Cited by 67 later decisions — most recently September 1975 · most notably Kerner v. Flemming (1960), Celebrezze v. Bolas (1963)
16 federal appellate · 18 district ·
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 42 U.S.C. § 405 (§ 205 of the Social Security Act of 1935) · 42 U.S.C. § 415 (§ 215 of the Social Security Act of 1935) · 42 U.S.C. § 416 (§ 216 of the Social Security Act of 1935)
Relies on Universal Camera Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board · National Labor Relations Board v. Link-Belt Co. · Berry v. United States · Aetna Life Insurance v. Texas Gulf Sulphur Co. · Hobby v. Hodges
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 67 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
““The court shall have power to enter, upon the pleadings and transcript of the record, a judgment affirming, modifying, or reversing the decision of the Secretary, with or without remanding the cause for a rehearing. The findings of the Secretary as to any fact, if supported by substantial evidence, shall be conclusive * *”
6 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Haskins v. Finch · Weaver v. Finch““(2) The term ‘disability’ means inability to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or to be of long-continued and indefinite duration. An individual shall not be considered to be under a disability unless he furnishes such proof of the existence thereof as may be required.” 42 U.S.C. § 423 (c), prior to amendment.”
4 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Russell v. Cohen · Bethune v. Finch““Under Section 205(g) of the Social Security Act 42 U.S.C.A. § 405 (g) the findings of the Secretary as to any facts if supported by substantial evidence are made conclusive on the courts and a hearing de novo may not be had on the evidence. (Citing cases) But it was never intended that the courts should abdicate their ‘conventional judicial function' to review. Universal Camera Corp. v. N. L. R. B., 1951, 340 U.S. 474, 490 , 71 S.Ct. 456 , 95 L.Ed. 456 . Where the administrative decision is based upon conclusions not reasonably reached upon due consideration of all the relevant issues presented or where the parties have not been given a fair opportunity to be heard upon the facts and applicable law the court may properly correct the errors below. Goldman v. Folsom, 3 Cir., 1957, 246 F.2d 776 ; Wilson v. Folsom, D.C.D.N.D.1957, 151 F. Supp. 195 .””
2 later decisions 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.