Singleton v. Califano’s Empirical Analysis
591 F.2d 383 · 1979
Citation profile
15
cited by 15 later decisions
August 1988
most recently cited
10 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Relies on Gober v. Matthews · Ansel v. Weinberger · Bozwich v. Mathews · Prokes v. Mathews · Morris v. Mathews
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 15 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“It is thus entirely possible that a miner will be eligible for one, the other, or both kinds of benefits. In the instant case, plaintiff's lay testimony and medical evidence indicated that his respiratory problems were independently disabling, regardless of the orthopedic difficulties.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“the Act is not benefitting many of the nation's coal miners who Congress intended to benefit.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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