Savic v. United States’s Empirical Analysis
918 F.2d 696 · 1990
Citation profile
23 federal appellate ·
How this case has been cited
Cited by 27 later decisions — most recently October 2012 · most notably United States v. Hinkson (2009), Meredith v. Navistar International Transportation Corp. (1991)
23 federal appellate ·
Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 1346 (Federal Tort Claims Act)
Relies on Anderson v. City of Bessemer City · United States v. United States Gypsum Co. · 104 Ill. 2d 444 - Simmons v. Union Electric Co. · Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Sears, Roebuck & Co. · 76 Ill. 2d 481 - Norton v. Wilbur Waggoner Equipment Rental and Excavating Co.
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 27 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“All scaffolds, hoists, cranes, stays, ladders, supports, or other mechanical contrivances, erected or constructed by any person, firm or corporation in this State for the use in the erection, repairing, alteration, removal or painting of any house, building, bridge, viaduct, or other structure, shall be erected or constructed, in a safe, suitable and proper manner, and shall be so erected and constructed, placed and operated as to give proper and adequate protection to the life and limb of any person or persons employed or engaged thereon, or passing under or by the same, and in such manner as to prevent the falling of any material that may be used or deposited thereon.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“The United States argues, and we agree, that only three of the ten factors from Chance would support a finding that it was “in charge of’ the work being performed by Kovilic: the authority to issue change orders, the right to stop work (only when it does not comply with contract specifications), and familiarity with construction customs and practices; the other seven factors applied to Kovilic. Thus, under the totality of the factors from Chance, we firmly believe that the United States was not “in charge of’ Kovilie’s roofing project, for purposes of the Structural Work Act.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“(1) supervised and controlled the work; (2) retained the right to supervise and control the work; (3) constantly participated in the ongoing activities at the construction site; (4) supervised and coordinated subcontractors; (5) took responsibility for safety precautions at the jobsite; (6) had authority to issue change orders; (7) had the right to stop the work; (8) owned the equipment at the jobsite; (9) was familiar with construction customs and practices; and (10) was in a position to assure worker safety or alleviate equipment deficiencies or improper work habits.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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.