Simpson v. Cleland’s Empirical Analysis
1981
Citation profile
1 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 38 U.S.C. § 1801 · 38 U.S.C. § 1804 · 38 U.S.C. § 1816
Relies on Goldberg v. Kelly · Cort v. Ash · Cannon v. University of Chicago · Touche Ross & Co. v. Redington · Chrysler Corporation v. Brown
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.
“and that the lenders or the V.A. did not perform as fully as they might the services which they have represented that they have the power to perform, it is apparent from the undisputed facts that the foreclosure and litigation stemming from it are matters”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Simpson v. Cleland“has an aggregate or concurrence of symptoms associated with non-specific brain disease resulting in serious mental impairment as occurs in advanced age ... (which) process is ongoing and irreversible.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Simpson v. Cleland“the District Court nevertheless granted appellees' motion for summary judgment and dismissed the complaint. The Court determined from undisputed facts that the appellees offered appellant”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Simpson v. Cleland
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.