In Re George E. Lane’s Empirical Analysis

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6 federal appellate · 5 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 80 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “An allowed claim of a creditor secured by a lien on property in which the estate has an interest ... is a secured claim to the extent of the value of such creditor’s interest in the estate’s interest in such property ... and is an unsecured claim to the extent that the value of such creditor’s interest ... is less than the amount of such allowed claim.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Thomas v. Citimortgage, Inc. (In Re Thomas) · Strausbough v. Co-Op Services Credit Union (In Re Strausbough)

2. “(a) An allowed claim of a creditor secured by a lien on property in which the estate has an interest, or that is subject to setoff under section 553 of this title, is a secured claim to the extent of the value of such creditor’s interest in the estate’s interest in such property, or to the extent of the amount subject to setoff, as the case may bee, and is an unsecured claim to the extent that the value of such creditor’s interest or the amount so subject to setoff is less than the amount of such allowed claim. Such value shall be determined in light of the purpose of the valuation and of the proposed disposition or use of such property, and in conjunction with any hearing on such disposition or use or on a plan affecting such creditor’s interest. 11 U.S.C. § 506 (a).”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. In re Williams · In Re Samala

3. “... 27 • If a claimant's lien on the debtor's homestead has no value at all ... the claimant holds an”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Fisette v. Keller (In Re Fisette) · Zimmer v. PSB Lending Corp.