Statute treatment: 11 U.S.C. § 523

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 55,030 citation events across 16,956 distinct cases.

55,030citations total

16,956distinct interpreting cases

303distinct courts

6,715citations in last 5y

1979–2026year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 In Re Smither (1996) kywb 100 own cites 69× in case

#2 Cody Farms, Inc. v. Deerman (In re Deerman) (2012) nmb 40 own cites 45× in case

#3 In Re Robert J. Young and Donna M. Young, Debtors. Fowler Brothers v. Robert J. Young and Donna M. Young (1996) ca10 361 own cites 16× in case

#4 Thompson v. Thompson (2004) indctapp 139 own cites 22× in case

#5 Fahey v. Massachusetts Department of Revenue (2015) ca1 57 own cites 32× in case

#6 T I Federal Credit Union v. DelBonis (1995) ca1 254 own cites 16× in case

#7 In Re David Rock Hudson, Debtor. Gregory Stackhouse and Esther Stackhouse v. David Rock Hudson (1988) ca9 50 own cites 30× in case

#8 Leeb v. Guy (In Re Guy) (1988) innb 105 own cites 21× in case

#9 Harold W. McClellan v. Bobbie Darrell Cantrell (2000) ca7 295 own cites 14× in case

#10 Howard v. Howard (2011) ky 13 own cites 61× in case

#11 In Re Marjorie Jo Faish, Debtor. Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency v. Marjorie Jo Faish (1996) ca3 237 own cites 14× in case

#12 Sonny Penix v. Parra (In re Parra) (2012) nmb 15 own cites 52× in case

#13 Stone v. Stone (In Re Stone) (1996) alnb 28 own cites 35× in case

#14 Fidelity National Title Insurance v. Franklin (In Re Franklin) (1995) caeb 75 own cites 21× in case

#15 Crossingham Trust v. Baines (In Re Baines) (2006) nmb 16 own cites 47× in case

#16 In Re Earl William Teichman, Debtor. Barbara F. Teichman, Cross-Appellant v. Earl William Teichman, Cross-Appellee (1985) ca9 83 own cites 18× in case

#17 First American Title Insurance v. Lett (In Re Lett) (1999) mowb 41 own cites 24× in case

#18 National Bank of Commerce of Pine Bluff v. Hoffman (In Re Hoffman) (1986) arwb 29 own cites 28× in case

#19 Larson v. Bayer (In re Bayer) (2014) paeb 23 own cites 31× in case

#20 In Re Amjad I. Eashai, Debtor. Citibank (South Dakota), N.A. v. Amjad I. Eashai (1996) ca9 257 own cites 10× 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.