In Re Sewell’s Empirical Analysis

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

1. “"A discharge in bankruptcy shall release a bankrupt from all of his provable debts, whether allowable in full or in part, except such as . . . are liabilities for obtaining money or property by false pretenses or false representations, or for obtaining money or property on credit or obtaining an extension or renewal of credit in reliance upon a materially false statement in writing respecting his financial condition made or published in any manner with intent to deceive . . ."”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. In Re Smith · Winter Park National Bank v. Sutmire (In re Sutmire)

2. “. . . a materially false statement in writing.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. In Re Smith