Lampe v. D’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

8 district · 2 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 33 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““This test recognizes the practical realities of the marital relationship. Spouses do not regularly document gifts between themselves, and many spouses choose to co-mingle assets and co-pay expenses out of joint accounts without keeping the strict accounting requirements required to prove co-ownership [under more demanding caselaw tests].” 331 F.3d at 755-56 .”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 39 Kan. App. 2d 1062 - In Re the Estate of Lane

2. “[W]e review the bankruptcy court's legal determinations de novo and its factual findings under the clearly erroneous standard. A finding of fact is clearly erroneous if it is without factual support in the record or if, after reviewing all of the evidence, we are left with the definite and firm conviction that a mistake has been made.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Commercial Financial Services Inc v. Abs Cfs Cf/spc Ngu

3. “the test for co-ownership for purposes of the tools of the' trade exemption is not whether a spouse can demonstrate he or she acquired an ownership interest by purchase with separate property, gift or inheritance .... Instead, the debtors’ intent and conduct controls.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Hamilton v. MacMillan (In re MacMillan)