Moran v. King’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

1 federal appellate · 8 district ·

Most-quoted passages

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

1. ““It is evident that the bankrupt, when he filed his schedules and made claim to exemption, had it in mind to set apart only such of his property as would inure to the benefit of himself and family; but later on he conceived the idea of favoring certain of his creditors to the exclusion of others, and it then occurred to him to enlarge his claim for exemption, for the purpose, as stated in his petition, of carrying out his agreement with these creditors.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. In re Berman

2. ““The bankrupt, haring exercised his privilege and made his selection of exempted properly, the title to his entire estate, except the property selected as exempt, passed to the trustee, to be administered for the benefit of creditors under the provisions of the bankruptcy act; and the title thus vested in the trustee cannot now be disturbed by setting apart further exemptions.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. In re Berman