Lockerby v. Sierra’s Empirical Analysis

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1 federal appellate ·

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

1. “Expanding the scope of § 523(a)(6) to include contracts that are intentionally breached whenever it is substantially certain that injury will occur would severely circumscribe the ability of debtors to ‘start afresh.’”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Fulton, N.A. v. Robbins (In re Robbins) · Paige v. Lerner Master Fund, LLC

2. “(а) A discharge under section 727 ... of this title does not discharge an individual debtor from any debt— (б) for willful and malicious injury by the debtor to another entity or to the property of another entity[.]”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Burris v. Burris (In re Burris) · Esplanade Enterprises, Inc. v. Horne (In re Horne)

3. “The word “willful” in (a)(6) modifies the word “injury,” indicating that nondis-chargeability takes a deliberate or intentional injury, not merely a deliberate or intentional act that leads to injury, ... [T]he (a)(6) formulation triggers in the lawyer’s mind the category intentional torts, as distinguished from negligent or reckless torts. Intentional torts generally require that the actor intend the consequences of an act, not simply the act itself.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State Farm Mutual Automobile Ins. Co. v. Rodriguez (In re Rodriguez)