Dickenson v. Petit’s Empirical Analysis
692 F.2d 177 · 1982
Citation profile
16 federal appellate · 4 district · 1 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 42 U.S.C. § 602 (§ 402 of the Social Security Act of 1935)
Relies on Skidmore v. Swift & Co. · Gregory v. Helvering · Red Lion Broadcasting Co. v. Federal Communications Commission · Rosado v. Wyman · King v. Smith
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 29 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“disburs[e] benefits only to the most destitute”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“[A] clever and literal reading of a statute may go directly counter to everything Congress intended. As Judge Learned Hand explained in Helvering v. Gregory, 69 F.2d 809 , 810-11 (2d Cir.1934), aff 'd, 293 U.S. 465 , 55 S.Ct. 266 , 79 L.Ed. 596 (1935), a statute may not apply “even though the facts answer the dictionary definitions of each term used in the statutory definition_ [For] the meaning of a sentence may be more than that of the separate words, as a melody is more than the notes, and no degree of particularity can ever obviate recourse to the setting in which all appear, and which all collectively create.””
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“The state agency must ensure that all applicants for and recipients of aid to families with dependent children are encouraged, assisted, and required to fulfill their responsibilities to support their children by preparing for, accepting, and retaining such employment as they are capable of performing.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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