Flowers v. Terry’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

3 state decisions

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

1. ““The discharge in bankruptcy of the defendant, against whom judgment for damages was rendered in the circuit court and who appealed to this court from the judgment, who, after said appeal was perfected, filed his petition in the Federal court and was adjudged a bankrupt, and was discharged from all debts and claims existing or provable on the date his petition was filed, excepting such debts as are by law excepted from the operation of a discharge in bankruptcy, and who scheduled said judgment as a liability against him, did not discharge an insurance company which had by its indemnity bond obligated itself to pay said judgment.” (syl. 2.)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Johnson v. Bondurant

2. ““A discharge in bankruptcy of a debtor does not operate to destroy the debt, but does effect a release of the bankrupt which bars the enforcement of the collection of the debt.” (syl. 1.) “A discharge in bankruptcy is personal to the bankrupt, and one who joins with him in the execution of an obligation as surety is not released from liability by reason of the discharge of the bankrupt.” (syl. 2.)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Johnson v. Bondurant

3. ““A discharge in bankruptcy of a judgment debtor does not destroy the judgment but does effect a release of the bankrupt which bars enforcement of the judgment which has been allowed as a claim against the bankrupt’s estate.” (syl. 3.)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Johnson v. Bondurant