Mecom v. Fitzsimmons Drilling Co.

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• appointment was regular, and decree of probate could not be collaterally attacked
• venue under Federal Tort Claims Act
• venue under Federal Tort Claims Act
• official residence of public officials

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Cited by

164 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Smith v. Sperling
  Supreme Court· 1957-06-10· cited 488×
• Kramer v. Caribbean Mills, Inc.
  Supreme Court· 1969-05-05· cited 260×
• Field v. Volkswagenwerk AG
  Third Circuit· 1980-07-10· cited 196×
• Frank W. Parks and John Patterson v. The New York Times Company
  Fifth Circuit· 1962-11-19· cited 176×
• McSparran v. Weist
  Third Circuit· 1968-10-02· cited 170×
• Jeretta Kay Tedford v. Warner-Lambert Co. Parke-Davis Division of Warner-Lambert Co. Parke-Davis Pharmaceuticals, Ltd. Sankyo Parke-Davis Pfizer, Inc.
  Fifth Circuit· 2003-04-07· cited 105×
• Rieser v. District of Columbia
  D.C. Circuit· 1977-08-15· cited 105×
• Clarkson Co. v. Shaheen
  Second Circuit· 1976-11-01· cited 105×
• Barthel v. Stamm
  Fifth Circuit· 1944-11-10· cited 88×
• James L. Lester, Administrator of the Estate of Flossie Mae Garner Brown, Deceased v. Heyward McFaddon and Cameron Lumber Company
  Fourth Circuit· 1969-09-15· cited 80×
• Irene A. Janzen, Administratrix of the Estate of Waldo R. Janzen, Deceased v. Wilber W. Goos and Ivan Gottula
  Eighth Circuit· 1962-04-27· cited 79×
• Kevin Gross, as Receiver for Hougland Barge Line, Inc., a Dissolved Delaware Corporation v. Frances M. Hougland
  Sixth Circuit· 1983-07-11· cited 77×
• Minichiello v. Rosenberg
  Second Circuit· 1968-12-12· cited 65×
• Loretta Dixon Fallat, Guardian of the Estate of Cyril Dixon, a Weak-Minded Person v. John A. Gouran
  Third Circuit· 1955-03-18· cited 59×
• Luther W. Borror, Administrator of the Estate of Bonita Ann Curtician, Deceased v. Sharon Steel Company, a Corporation
  Third Circuit· 1964-01-27· cited 59×
• Clarkson Co., Ltd. v. Shaheen
  Second Circuit· 1976-11-01· cited 59×
• Corabi v. Auto Racing, Inc.
  Third Circuit· 1959-02-26· cited 59×
• Gentle v. Lamb-Weston, Inc.
  D. Maine· 1969-07-07· cited 52×
• T. O. Bradbury and N. B. Burt v. Frank Dennis
  Tenth Circuit· 1962-10-15· cited 51×
• Meehan v. Central Railroad Company of New Jersey
  S.D. New York· 1960-01-12· cited 49×

Cites

23 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Wilson v. Republic Iron & Steel Co.
  Supreme Court· 1921-11-07· cited 809×
• Wecker v. National Enameling & Stamping Co.
  Supreme Court· 1907-01-01· cited 255×
• Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railway Co. v. Willard
  Supreme Court· 1911-04-10· cited 207×
• Stewart v. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
  Supreme Court· 1897-12-06· cited 201×
• Lehigh Mining & Manufacturing Co. v. Kelly
  Supreme Court· 1895-12-16· cited 164×
• State Ex Rel. Markley v. Baldwin
  Supreme Court· 1884-12-15· cited 153×
• Illinois Central Railroad v. Sheegog
  Supreme Court· 1909-12-20· cited 126×
• Continental Insurance v. Rhoads
  Supreme Court· 1886-11-29· cited 96×
• Childress v. Emory
  Supreme Court· 1823-03-14· cited 90×
• McNutt Ex Rel. Leggett, Smith, & Lawrence v. Bland
  Supreme Court· 1844-01-30· cited 81×
• Mexican Central Railway Co. v. Eckman
  Supreme Court· 1903-01-05· cited 72×
• Amory v. Amory
  Supreme Court· 1877-11-19· cited 59×
• Blake v. McKim
  Supreme Court· 1881-05-18· cited 59×
• Memphis St. Ry. Co. v. Bobo
  Sixth Circuit· 1916-06-06· cited 30×
• Lake County Commissioners v. Dudley
  Supreme Court· 1899-02-20· cited 26×
• American Bible Society v. Price
  Supreme Court· 1884-01-07· cited 20×
• Blumenthal v. Craig
  Third Circuit· 1897-06-02· cited 20×
• American Car & Foundry Co. v. Anderson
  Eighth Circuit· 1914-01-24· cited 14×
• McGehee v. McCarley
  Fifth Circuit· 1899-01-10· cited 11×
• Harper v. Norfolk & W. R.
  U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Western Virginia· 1887-11-05· cited 10×

Other cases named Mecom v. Fitzsimmons Drilling Co.

1 other CourtListener record shares this case name.

• Mecom v. Fitzsimmons Drilling Co.
  Tenth Circuit· 1931-01-20· cited 5×