Gelson v. Rudin’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

5 federal appellate ·

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

1. “By the 1938 amendment, § 64, subd. a, * * * was amended to provide that there should be paid out of the estate * * * in class (3) `the reasonable costs and expenses' of `creditors in obtaining' a `refusal' of the bankrupt's discharge. This change gives such items priority as against the estate.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. John O. England, Trustee of the Estate of J. J. Kimble, Bankrupt v. American Trust Company

2. “Tax costs and render judgments therefor against the unsuccessful party, against the successful party for cause, in part against each of the parties, and against estates, in proceedings under this Act.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Gerzof v. Miller (In Re Miller)