Walliser v. Bassett’s Empirical Analysis
1939
Citation profile
1 federal appellate · 1 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 33 U.S.C. § 901 · 33 U.S.C. § 903
Relies on Crowell v. Benson · South Chicago Coal & Dock Co. v. Bassett · Helvering v. Kehoe · Maryland Casualty Co. v. Lawson · Kobilkin v. Pillsbury
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 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
““* * * No compensation shall be payable in respect of the disability or death of— “(1) A master or member of a crew of any vessel * *”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority““We conclude that Jonasson (decedent) was a member of the crew of the yacht ‘Revenge’ at the time-of his death. * * *””
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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.