In re Gerstman’s Empirical Analysis

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7 federal appellate · 3 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 11 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““As we are bound to follow tbe construction of the state law adopted by the highest court of the state, the case of Economical Printing Company must be held to have gone too far in deciding that a nonfiled mortgage is valid as to general creditors. Regarding the mortgage as void, though not subject to attack, because there were no judgments against the bankrupt at the (time of the adjudication, the question is whether the trustee is in a position to attack it, We think he is.””

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

2. ““Liens given or accepted in good faith and not in contemplation of, or in fraud upon this act, and for a present consideration, which have been recorded according to law, if record thereof was necessary in order to impart notice, shall not be affected by this act.””

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

3. ““Claims which for want of record or for other reasons would not have been valid liens as against the claims of the creditors of the bankrupt shall not be liens against his estate.””

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