Elliott v. Maynard’s Empirical Analysis
40 F.2d 17 · 1930
Citation profile
7
cited by 7 later decisions
2
cited 2 times by the Supreme Court
November 1989
most recently cited
2 federal appellate ·
Appellate journey
Relationships
Applies 11 U.S.C. § 103
Relies on In re Star Spring Bed Co. · In re Caledonia Coal Co. · First Nat. Bank of Pikeville v. Elliott
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 7 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“Claims which have been allowed may be reconsidered for cause and reallowed or rejected in whole or in part according to the equities of the case, before but not after the estate has been closed.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“that the mere payment of dividend upon a claim cannot operate as an estoppel to a petition later filed to re-examine and expunge.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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