In Re Shepherd’s Empirical Analysis
1987
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Applies 11 U.S.C. § 101 (Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005) · 11 U.S.C. § 1208
Relies on In the Matter of William W. Wagner, Debtor-Appellant · In the Matter of Bernard Armstrong, Debtor-Appellant · In Re Blanton Smith Corp. · Armstrong v. Corn Belt Bank · Wapakoneta Production Credit v. Cupp (In Re Cupp)
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“Recently, statutory construction of Chapter 12 has been an active area of the law.... It appears that the majority view holds that unless there is ambiguity, statutory construction and legislative history should not be used to alter the clear requirements of the statute.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“(A) individual or individual and spouse engaged in a farming operation ... and [they] receive from such farming operation more than fifty percent of [their] gross income for the taxable year preceding the taxable year in which the case concerning [them] was filed ...”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. In Re Smith
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