Troeder v. Lorsch’s Empirical Analysis

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18 federal appellate · 7 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 41 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““A creditor, opposing a bankrupt’s discharge, because of the alleged commission of offenses punishable under section 29b, need only establish his allegations by evidence that is clear and satisfactory. On such hearing, the question is not as to'the general truthfulness of the bankrupt, but as to some specific matter which can be framed into an issue material to his bankruptcy.””

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

2. “[w]hen a person is charged with all the elements which constitute a heinous crime, although it be only on a civil issue, it shocks the judicial mind to refuse to give him the benefit of the usual presumption of innocence unless the adverse proofs are so far satisfactory as to be convincing.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. The Barr Rubber Products Company, Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross v. The Sun Rubber Company, Defendant-Appellant-Cross and Wonder Products Company

3. ““The authorities are unanimous in holding that the burden is on the opposing creditor to prove his objection, not necessarily beyond a reasonable doubt, but by clear and convincing testimony.””

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