Ball v. Mathews’s Empirical Analysis
563 F.2d 1148 · 1977
Citation profile
1 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 30 U.S.C. § 901 (Black Lung Benefits Act) · 30 U.S.C. § 902 · 30 U.S.C. § 921
Relies on Udall v. Tallman · National Labor Relations Board v. Hearst Publications, Inc. · Allied Chemical & Alkali Workers of America, Local Union No. 1 v. Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co. · United States v. Silk · Irvan v. Bounds
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 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“any individual who is or was employed in a coal mine.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Moore v. Harris“arising out of employment in a coal mine.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Moore v. Harris
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.