Pirone v. Flemming’s Empirical Analysis
1959
Citation profile
10 federal appellate · 1 district ·
Relationships
Applies 42 U.S.C. § 405 (§ 205 of the Social Security Act of 1935)
Relies on National Labor Relations Board v. Columbian Enameling & Stamping Co. · 156 F. Supp. 631 - Crooks v. Folsom · 106 F. Supp. 268 - Rambin v. Ewing
Most-quoted passages
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““Substantial evidence is more than a scintilla, and must do more than create a suspicion of the existence of the fact to be established. It is such relevant evidence as a reasonable-mind might accept as adequate to-support a conclusion, and it must be-enough to justify, if the trial were-to a jury, a refusal to direct a verdict when the conclusion sought to be-drawn from it is one of fact for the jury.””
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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