Statute treatment: 11 U.S.C. § 361

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 1,020 citation events across 694 distinct cases.

1,020citations total

694distinct interpreting cases

148distinct courts

47citations in last 5y

1978–2026year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 Crocker National Bank v. American Mariner Industries, Inc. (In Re American Mariner Industries, Inc.) (1983) bap9 28 own cites 20× in case

#2 In Re American Mariner Industries, Inc., Debtor. Crocker National Bank v. American Mariner Industries, Inc., Debtor-Appellee (1984) ca9 314 own cites 3× in case

#3 Martino v. First National Bank of Harvey (In Re Garofalo's Finer Foods, Inc.) (1995) ilnd 57 own cites 5× in case

#4 In Re Sheehan (1984) sdb 33 own cites 6× in case

#5 National Bank & Trust Co. of Columbus v. Williams (In Re Williams) (1980) gamb 19 own cites 8× in case

#6 In Re Greives (1987) innb 15 own cites 9× in case

#7 Volvo Commercial Finance LLC the Americas v. Gasel Transportation Lines, Inc. (In Re Gasel Transportation Lines, Inc.) (2005) bap6 55 own cites 4× in case

#8 cluster 463201 (1986) ca8 67 own cites 3× in case

#9 In Re DeSardi (2006) txsb 66 own cites 3× in case

#10 In Re Timbers Of Inwood Forest Associates, Ltd. (1986) ca5 65 own cites 3× in case

#11 In Re Revel AC, Inc. (2015) ca3 155 own cites 2× in case

#12 In Re Cason (1995) alnb 23 own cites 5× in case

#13 TranSouth Financial Corp. v. Sharon (In Re Sharon) (1999) bap6 127 own cites 2× in case

#14 Philadelphia Consumer Discount Co. v. Commercial Credit Business Loans, Inc. (In Re Philadelphia Consumer Discount Co.) (1984) paed 27 own cites 4× in case

#15 Matter of Aurora Cord and Cable Co., Inc. (1980) ilnb 44 own cites 3× in case

#16 Tippin v. Commissioner (1995) tax 24 own cites 4× in case

#17 In Re Booth (1982) utb 93 own cites 2× in case

#18 cluster 451755 (1985) ca8 38 own cites 3× in case

#19 City National Bank v. San Clemente Estates (In Re San Clemente Estates) (1980) casb 84 own cites 2× in case

#20 In Re Perez (2006) txsb 36 own cites 3× 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.