In re Newton’s Empirical Analysis

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9 federal appellate ·

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

1. “••'This section, in our opinion, confers upon the creditors of the estate the same authority and power with respect to the appointment of a trustee, after an estate,once closed has been, by order of court, x-eopened, as is conferred upon them at the first meeting held after (he adjudication. It confers upon the creditors, as the parties chiefly interested, the right in either case to select their own trustee. When they fail to do so, either at the first meeting, or afterwards, in case of a reopening of the estate, and not till then, power is conferred upon the court to make such appointment.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. In re Rochester Sanitarium & Baths Co.

2. “We do not wish to be understood as holding that the petition to reopen an estate once closed must be of any formal or technical character. Such is not necessary, and in the practical administration of the bankruptcy act is not advisable, but such petition must be either in itself, or in connection with supporting affidavits, of such persuasive character as to reasonably satisfy the court of the requisite jurisdictional fact, namely, that there are some assets belonging to the bankrupt which have not been administered.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. In Re Snyder