Ribicoff v. Hughes’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

24 federal appellate · 5 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 35 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “The activity in which a disabled claimant can be found to be able to engage must be both substantial and gainful and within his capacity and capability, realistically judged by his education, training and experience.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Brinker v. Weinberger · Wallace v. Finch

2. ““Judge Weber, who reviewed and reversed the decision of the Secretary said: ‘The claimant’s work experience, age, proficiencies and education must be considered in making a determination of whether the claimant is able to engage in any substantial gainful activity. Adams v. Flemming, [D.C.] 173 F.Supp. 873 . ‘This record does not support the finding by the Referee that the plaintiff is able to engage in any substantial gainful activity. To the contrary the record discloses that the plaintiff is fitted only for manual labor and is precluded from it by his disability. The disabling effect of an impairment must be measured in the light of plaintiff’s abilities and disabilities. Dunn v. Folsom, supra [D.C., 166 F.Supp. 44]; Aaron v. Flemming, [D.C.] 168 F.Supp. 291 ; Adams v. Flemming, supra; Jacobson v. Folsom, [D.C.] 158 F.Supp. 281 . The activity which the plaintiff must be able to engage in must be a substantial one. Dunn v. Folsom, supra.’ “The judge concluded that the plaintiff had sustained his burden of proving that his disability was within the requirements of the Act.” Ribicoff v. Hughes, 295 F.2d 836 .”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Wallace v. Finch