Cavanaugh v. Commonwealth’s Empirical Analysis
1980
Citation profile
5
cited by 5 later decisions
1
states following
January 1987
most recently cited
5 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Weidner v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board · Ratchko v. Commonwealth · Harmar Coal Co. v. Commonwealth · Vovericz v. Commonwealth
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.
“In any contested case where the insurer has contested liability in whole or in part, the employee ... in whose favor the matter at issue has been finally determined shall be awarded, in addition to the award for compensation, a reasonable sum for costs incurred for attorney’s fee . . . Provided, That cost for attorney’s fees may be excluded when a reasonable basis for the contest has been established.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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.