Warren v. United States’s Empirical Analysis
340 U.S. 523 · 1951
Citation profile
221 federal appellate · 36 district · 46 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 449 later decisions (22 by the Supreme Court) — most recently October 2023 · most notably Romero v. International Terminal Operating Co. (1959), Mitchell v. Trawler Racer, Inc. (1960)
221 federal appellate · 36 district · 46 state decisions — followed in 11 states
Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.
Appellate journey
reviewedWarren v. United States (from Second Circuit Court of Appeals)
Relationships
Relies on Erie Co v. Tompkins · Aguilar v. Standard Oil Co. · Hust v. Lines · V Shepard Ss Co Gaynor V Agwilines Inc
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 449 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“The question is whether the injury was due to the wilful act, default or misbehavior of petitioner_ The standard prescribed is not negligence but wilful misbehavior.”
6 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“1. The shipowner shall be liable in respect of— (a) sickness and injury occurring between the date specified in the articles of agreement for reporting for duty and the termination of the engagement; ###### 2. Provided that national laws or regulations may make exceptions in respect of: (a) injury incurred otherwise than in the service of the ship; (b) injury or sickness due to the wilful act, default or misbehaviour of the sick, injured or deceased person; (c) sickness or infirmity intentionally concealed when the engagement is entered into. 2”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“Only some wilful misbehavior or deliberate act of indiscretion suffices to deprive the seaman of his protection. [citing cases] The traditional instances are venereal disease and injuries received as a result of intoxication, though on occasion the latter has been qualified in recognition of a classic predisposition of sailors ashore.”
3 later decisions 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.