Statute treatment: 11 U.S.C. § 522

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 22,437 citation events across 7,336 distinct cases.

22,437citations total

7,336distinct interpreting cases

283distinct courts

1,630citations in last 5y

200–2026year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 American Honda Finance Corp. v. Cilek (In Re Cilek) (1990) wiwb 50 own cites 58× in case

#2 Ageton v. Cervenka (In Re Ageton) (1981) bap9 32 own cites 45× in case

#3 Nazarene Federal Credit Union v. McNutt (In Re McNutt) (1988) bap9 21 own cites 48× in case

#4 In Re Larson (2001) cob 23 own cites 41× in case

#5 Rousey v. Jacoway (In Re Rousey) (2002) bap8 9 own cites 66× in case

#6 Curry v. Associates Financial Services (In Re Curry) (1980) ohnb 44 own cites 24× in case

#7 Dominion Bank of the Cumberlands, Na v. James R. Nuckolls Judy M. Nuckolls (1985) ca4 56 own cites 20× in case

#8 MPM Financial Group, Inc. v. Morton (2009) ky 82 own cites 14× in case

#9 In Re: Wayne E. Bell, Jr., Debtor. Wayne E. Bell, Jr. v. Deborah Bell (2000) ca2 117 own cites 12× in case

#10 In the Matter Of: Thomas Cullen Davis Karen Joyce Davis, Debtors. Sandra Davis v. Thomas Cullen Davis (1999) ca5 58 own cites 16× in case

#11 Lawrence v. Jahn (In Re Lawrence) (1998) tned 44 own cites 18× in case

#12 cluster 457790 (1985) ca9 50 own cites 16× in case

#13 Henry Clay Tignor v. William C. Parkinson, Jr., in Re Henry Clay Tignor, Debtor (1984) ca4 134 own cites 10× in case

#14 Ford v. Konnoff (2006) bap9 29 own cites 20× in case

#15 In Re Mohring (1992) caeb 75 own cites 12× in case

#16 East Cambridge Savings Bank v. Silveira (In Re Silveira) (1998) ca1 51 own cites 14× in case

#17 Goff v. Taylor (1983) ca5 133 own cites 9× in case

#18 In Re Hill (1980) ohnb 33 own cites 17× in case

#19 Wallace v. Rogers (2008) ca5 55 own cites 13× in case

#20 In Re Andrew S. Bland and Sonia J. Bland, Debtors. Finance One v. Andrew S. Bland and Sonia J. Bland (1986) ca11 29 own cites 18× 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.