In re Scheld’s Empirical Analysis

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3 federal appellate · 1 district ·

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

1. ““It will he seen that the clause of section 70, above quoted, does not include policies of insurance payable to the wife, children, or other kin of the bankrupt but is limited to policies the proceeds of which are payable to the bankrupt himself,' his estate or personal representatives. The enactment does not deprive the family of a debtor of the protection which he may have secured to them in taking out policies for their benefit payable at his death, but it does prevent debtors from availing themselves of the opportunity of making investments for their own benefit in the, form of endowment policies, or policies payable to themselves, and holding the same, -while seeking a discharge from their debts through the bankruptcy act.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. In re Holden · In re Holden

2. ““Exemptions of Bankrupts. — (a) This act shall not affect the allowance to bankrupts of the exemptions which are prescribed by the state laws in force at the time of the filing of the petition in the state wherein they have had their domicile for the six months or the greater portion thereof immediately preceding the filing of the petition.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. In re Holden · In re Holden