Legille v. Tegtmeyer’s Empirical Analysis

1974

Citation profile

cited by 5 later decisions

January 1982

most recently cited

3 federal appellate ·

Relationships

Applies 28 U.S.C. § 1338 · 28 U.S.C. § 1361 · 28 U.S.C. § 2201 · 35 U.S.C. § 102 · 35 U.S.C. § 119 · 5 U.S.C. § 706

Relies on Henderson v. Carbondale Coal & Coke Co. · Charlson Realty Co. v. United States · Arkansas Motor Coaches, Ltd. v. Commissioner · Crude Oil Corp. v. Commissioner · Falstaff Brewing Corp. v. Thompson

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

“primarily upon a presumption of procedural regularity based upon the normal manner, custom, practice and habit established for the handling of incoming mail at the Patent Office and upon the absence of evidence showing that the subject applications were not handled routinely in accordance with those established procedures.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
e.g. Legille v. Dann
“concluded that the presumption relied upon by the (Commissioner) is insufficient to overcome the strong presumption that mails, properly addressed, having fully prepaid postage, and deposited in the proper receptacles, will be received by the addressee in the ordinary course of the mails.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
e.g. Legille v. Dann
“the negative evidence in this case detailing the manner, custom, practice and habit of handling incoming mail by the Patent Office fails to overcome or rebut the strong presumption that the applications were timely delivered in the regular course of the mails to the Patent Office.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
e.g. Legille v. Dann

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.