In re Mitchell’s Empirical Analysis

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3 federal appellate · 9 district · 2 state decisions

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

1. ““Before the commencement of the proceedings in bankruptcy, the defendants in error might have distrained, and it is agreed that the property upon the premises was more than sufficient to satisfy the demand. The statute of Pennsylvania of June 16, 1836, provides that, where property under such circumstances is seized and sold under execution, the rent due for a period not exceeding one year should be paid first out of the proceeds of the sale. This case is within the equity of that statute.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. In re Bennett

2. ““By virtue of the statute of Delaware (similar to the statute of South Carolina), a landlord has, as against creditors of his tenant, a Hen, charge, or preference on the goods and chattels of his tenant on the demised premises for rent growing due for the balance of the renting year, and this right of the landlord will be recognized and enforced as against the proceeds of such goods and chattels when sold by a trustee, in proceedings in bankruptcy against the tenant.””

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

3. ““In the first place, under the Pennsylvania act of 1836 the landlord will be entitled to priority of payment out of the proceeds of sale of the tenant’s goods upon the demised premises to the extent of one year’s rent.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. In re Bishop