Spear v. Spear’s Empirical Analysis

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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 13 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““(1) an honest belief in the propriety of the activities in question; (2) no intent to take unconscionable advantage of others; and (3) no intent to, or knowledge of the fact that the activities in question will hinder, delay, or defraud others.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Gray v. Fill (In Re Fill) · Rego Crescent Corp. v. Tymon (In Re Rego Crescent Corp.)

2. “Every conveyance made and every obligation incurred with actual intent, as distinguished from intent presumed in law, to hinder, delay or defraud either present or future creditors, is fraudulent as to both present and future creditors.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Gentry v. Kovler (In Re Kovler)