Johnson v. Finch’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

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 7 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““Substantial gainful activity refers to work activity that is both substantial and gainful. Substantial work activity involves the performance of significant physical or mental duties, or a combination of both, productive in nature. Gainful work activity is activity for remuneration or profit (or intended for profit, whether or not a profit is realized) to the individual performing it or to the persons, if any, for whom it is performed, or of a nature generally performed for remuneration or profit. In order for work activity to be substantial, it is not necessary that it be performed on a full-time basis; work activity performed on a part-time basis may also be substantial. It is immaterial that the work activity of an individual may be less, or less responsible, or less gainful than that in which he was engaged before the onset of his impairment.””

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Brock v. Finch · 348 F. Supp. 1156 - Lucas v. Richardson

2. ““Substantial evidence means evidence sufficient to justify a refusal to direct a verdict in a jury case against a party having the burden of proof.” [See Haley v. Celebrezze, (10th Cir. 1965) 351 F.2d 516, 517 .]”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Brock v. Finch · 315 F. Supp. 609 - Garrett v. Secretary of Health, Education & Welfare

3. ““This means, in essence, that the fact that jobs which a claimant could perform exists in significant numbers either in the region where such individual lives or in several regions of the county, precludes considering that such a claimant is disabled, even though, for instance, he is unemployable because of adverse employer hiring practices or because of extreme competition for jobs due to the existence of high unemployment in a particular region.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Reyes v. Richardson