naphtha
Definitions from Case Law · United States Supreme Court
Definitions from Case Law
From 268 U.S. 542 - United States v. Gulf Refining Co. · 1925Most cited · 135 citing opinions
Naphtha' is a generic term, and embraces the lighter or more volatile parts of crude oil down to and sometimes including kerosene. This takes in all the elements of finished gasoline. The words 'naphtha' and 'gasoline' are often used interchangeably to include the unfinished product of which the gasoline of commerce is made.
How often courts cite the case defining “naphtha”
Court decisions citing the opinion that defined “naphtha” — 135 in all, by decade. Counts are citations to the defining case as a whole, not verified uses of the term. The dip in the most recent years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the latest years.