In re Sisler’s Empirical Analysis

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2 federal appellate · 2 district ·

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

1. “" “Sec. 6.'Exemptions of Bankrupts, (a) This act shall not affect the allowance id bankrupts of the exemptions which áre prescribed by the state laws ■'tit- forcé at the time -of the filing of the petition in the state wherein they have had tlieir domicile for the six months or the greater, portion thereof im-, mediately preceding the filing of the petition.” • “See. 70. Title to Property, (a) The trustee of the estate of a. bankrupt, upon liis appointment and qualification, and his successor or successors if he; shall have one or more, upon his or their appointment and qualification, shall in turn be rested by operation of law with the title of the bankrupt, as,of. the date he was adjudged a bankrupt, except in so far as it Is to property, which is exempt.” ‘ . ',”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. In re Moran

2. ““This act shall not affect the allowance to bankrupts of the exemptions which are prescribed by the state laws in force at the time of the filing of the petition in the state wherein they have had their domicile for the six months or the greater portion thereof immediately preceding the filing of the petition.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. In re Wells