Statute treatment: 11 U.S.C. § 1301

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 1,027 citation events across 644 distinct cases.

1,027citations total

644distinct interpreting cases

175distinct courts

134citations in last 5y

1979–2026year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 Pressimone v. Internal Revenue Service (In Re Pressimone) (1984) nynd 34 own cites 7× in case

#2 In Re Abdul Muhaimin (2006) mdb 39 own cites 6× in case

#3 In Re Bonanno (1987) paeb 21 own cites 6× in case

#4 In Re Ronald Carlester Walton (1989) ca8 151 own cites 2× in case

#5 In Re Schaffrath (1997) bap6 21 own cites 5× in case

#6 Abraham & Straus v. Francis (In Re Francis) (1981) nyeb 27 own cites 4× in case

#7 In Re Willis (1980) vawb 5 own cites 13× in case

#8 In re Whitlock-Young (2017) ilnb 10 own cites 7× in case

#9 In Re Lemma (2008) nyeb 22 own cites 4× in case

#10 Singley v. American General Finance (In Re Singley) (1999) gasb 22 own cites 4× in case

#11 Harris v. Margaretten & Co. (In Re Harris) (1994) vaeb 14 own cites 5× in case

#12 Ho v. Dowell (In Re Ho) (2002) bap9 60 own cites 2× in case

#13 In Re Harris (1982) tneb 8 own cites 7× in case

#14 In Re: Wilbur G. Westberry, Debtor. Internal Revenue Service v. Wilbur G. Westberry (2000) ca6 26 own cites 3× in case

#15 Royal Truck & Trailer, Inc. v. Armadora Maritima Salvadorena, S.A. (1981) ilnd 52 own cites 2× in case

#16 Meyer v. Hill (In Re Hill) (2001) bap9 50 own cites 2× in case

#17 In Re Saunders (1991) vawb 23 own cites 3× in case

#18 Tidewater Finance Co. v. Williams (2007) ca4 44 own cites 2× in case

#19 Lynch v. Johns-Manville Sales Corp. (1983) ca6 194 own cites 1× in case

#20 In Re Ikeda (1984) hib 12 own cites 4× 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.