Statute treatment: 11 U.S.C. § 103

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 965 citation events across 737 distinct cases.

965citations total

737distinct interpreting cases

159distinct courts

62citations in last 5y

1932–2025year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 Reading Co. v. Brown (1968) scotus 337 own cites 4× in case

#2 Nicholas v. United States (1966) scotus 246 own cites 4× in case

#3 United States v. Waindel (1995) ca5 40 own cites 8× in case

#4 Dewsnup v. Timm (1992) scotus 1,340 own cites 2× in case

#5 In Re Cochise College Park, Inc. (1983) ca9 210 own cites 3× in case

#6 Smith v. Rockett (2008) ca10 41 own cites 6× in case

#7 Bank of Marin v. England (1966) scotus 503 own cites 2× in case

#8 Matter of Scher (1981) nysb 23 own cites 7× in case

#9 Nathanson v. National Labor Relations Board (1952) scotus 330 own cites 2× in case

#10 City of New York v. Saper (1949) scotus 223 own cites 2× in case

#11 Brown v. O'KEEFE (1937) scotus 159 own cites 2× in case

#12 United States v. Embassy Restaurant, Inc. (1959) scotus 131 own cites 2× in case

#13 Nobelman v. American Savings Bank (1993) scotus 864 own cites 1× in case

#14 In Re Gary Ronald Perez, Debtor. Frank Everett v. Gary Ronald Perez (1994) ca9 100 own cites 2× in case

#15 Dawson v. Thomas (In Re Dawson) (2008) dcd 25 own cites 4× in case

#16 Sword Line, Inc. v. Industrial Commissioner of State of New York (1954) ca2 25 own cites 4× in case

#17 British American Insurance v. Fullerton (In re British American Insurance) (2013) flsb 24 own cites 4× in case

#18 In the Matter of Leonard Crisp, Bankrupt. State of Connecticut, Commissioner of Finance and Control v. Leonard Crisp (1975) ca2 23 own cites 4× in case

#19 In Re W.T. Grant Co. (1984) nysd 10 own cites 7× in case

#20 Rake v. Wade (1993) scotus 421 own cites 1× in case

Ranking method: leading_score = ln(1 + own_citation_count) × √(mentions_in_case) × flag_factor, where flag_factor = 1.0 green · 0.6 unknown · 0.5 neutral · 0.4 yellow · 0.3 procedural · 0 red. Red-flagged cases excluded — their interpretation has been undermined and shouldn't lead the list. Top 20 returned per statute. Open any case for full G Cite, trajectory, and per-circuit treatment.