Walker v. Gardner’s Empirical Analysis
1969
Citation profile
Relationships
Applies 42 U.S.C. § 405 (§ 205 of the Social Security Act of 1935) · 42 U.S.C. § 423 (§ 223 of the Social Security Act of 1935)
Relies on Berry v. United States · Flemming v. Booker · Walston v. Gardner · Hanes v. Celebrezze · Colwell v. Gardner
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 2 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
““ * * * the fact that a claimant has worked since the start of disability does not conclusively show ability to engage in substantial gainful activity, but must be considered in light of the record as a whole. Flemming v. Booker, 283 F.2d 321 (C.A. 5, 1960); Leftwich v. Gardner, 377 F.2d 287 (C.A. 4, 1967); Hanes v. Celebrezze, 337 F.2d 209 (C.A. 4, 1964); cf. Berry v. United States, 312 U.S. 450 , 61 S.Ct. 637 , 85 L.Ed. 945 .” Walker v. Gardner, 296 F.Supp. 1286, 1290 (E.D. Tenn., 1969).”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Watts v. Finch
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.