Helms v. Certified Packaging Corp.’s Empirical Analysis

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4 federal appellate · 3 district · 2 state decisions

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

1. “rights arising out of collateral [and,] to the extent of the value of collateral, claims arising out of the loss, nonconformity, or interference with the use of, defects or infringement of rights in, or damage to, the collateral.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. FL Receivables Trust 2002-A v. Arizona Mills, L.L.C. · In Re American Cartage, Inc.

2. “If a suit against someone who steals or damages collateral eventuates in an award measured by the diminution in the value of the collateral caused by the defendant's wrongdoing, so that the award restores the original value of the collateral, the award, like an insurance payment for damaged collateral constitutes `proceeds' of the collateral and is therefore covered by the lender's security interest.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. In Re American Cartage, Inc.

3. “[t]he usual proceeds of collateral are the money obtained from selling it [or] money obtained in compensation for a diminution in [its] value.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. In Re American Cartage, Inc.