Schwab v. Reilly’s Empirical Analysis
2010
Citation profile
32 federal appellate · 14 district · 7 state decisions
Appellate journey
reviewedIn re Reilly (from Third Circuit Court of Appeals)
Relationships
Applies 11 U.S.C. § 522 · 11 U.S.C. § 541 · 11 U.S.C. § 727 · 18 U.S.C. § 152 · 28 U.S.C. § 2075
Relies on Kawaauhau v. Geiger · Lamie v. United States Trustee · United States v. Detroit Timber & Lumber Co. · Pegram v. Herdrich · Taylor v. Freeland & Kronz
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 415 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“[E]xemptions in bankruptcy cases are part and parcel of the fundamental bankruptcy concept of a 'fresh start.'”
34 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Peake v. Ayobami · Wilson v. Rigby“[u]nless a party in interest objects, the property claimed as exempt on such list is exempt.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the dissente.g. In re Cruz · In Re Moore“Regardless of their statutory basis, however, most (if not all) exemptions can be categorized as either "in-kind" or (for lack of a better term) "limited-interest" exemptions. In-kind exemptions are those that allow a debtor to exempt "certain property ... in full regardless of value.... Limited-interest exemptions, in contrast, allow a debtor to exempt an "interest"-up to a specified dollar amount-in the assets described."”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. In re Cruz
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.