In Re: Daryl Lee’s Empirical Analysis

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1. “Segal is distinguishable.... [Ujnlike the Appropriations Act in the present case, the law authorizing the tax refund predated the bankruptcy filing. Thus, the Segal debtor possessed an existing interest at the time of filing, whereas Vote had a mere hope that his losses might generate future revenue. The trustee cites a number of cases that follow the rule in Segal . In each of those cases, however, there existed a readily discernible legal interest at the time of filing. Some arose from statutes, some from contracts, and some from lawsuits, but all conferred upon the debtors interests with some potential value, even though those interests may have been only contingent. In contrast, before Congress passed the Appropriations Act, Vote had no interest of any kind.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Burgess v. Sikes

2. “[w]e have found no case in which a pure loss with no attendant potential benefit was included as property of the estate.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Burgess v. G

3. “interest in property that the estate acquires after the commencement of the case,” within the meaning of § 541(a)(7),”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Porrett v. Hillen (In re Porret)