Statute treatment: 11 U.S.C. § 541

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 18,527 citation events across 10,208 distinct cases.

18,527citations total

10,208distinct interpreting cases

319distinct courts

1,816citations in last 5y

1940–2026year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 Max v. Northington (In Re Northington) (2017) ca11 35 own cites 32× in case

#2 Ricky Wayne Bracewell v. Walter W. Kelley (2006) ca11 73 own cites 17× in case

#3 In Re Omegas Group, Inc., Debtor. Xl/datacomp, Inc., Plaintiff-Appellant/cross-Appellee v. John R. Wilson, Trustee, Defendant-Appellee/cross-Appellant (1994) ca6 228 own cites 8× in case

#4 Landry v. Exxon Pipeline Co. (2001) lamb 24 own cites 22× in case

#5 Parks v. Dittmar (2010) ca10 52 own cites 14× in case

#6 Cooper v. E.I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co. (In Re Bulldog Trucking, Inc.) (1994) ncwd 22 own cites 20× in case

#7 Patterson v. Shumate (1992) scotus 882 own cites 4× in case

#8 In the Matter of Joseph Davidow Newman, Debtor. Robert M. Magill, Trustee-Appellant v. Joseph Davidow Newman, Debtor-Appellee (1990) ca7 78 own cites 9× in case

#9 Altchek v. Altchek (In Re Altchek) (1991) nysb 21 own cites 17× in case

#10 Rhiel v. Adams (In Re Adams) (2003) bap6 22 own cites 16× in case

#11 In Re Donald Dean Walker, Debtor. Donald Dean Walker v. Kenneth G.M. Mather, Trustee (1992) ca10 526 own cites 4× in case

#12 cluster 457790 (1985) ca9 50 own cites 10× in case

#13 Collins v. Federal Land Bank of Omaha (1988) iowa 21 own cites 16× in case

#14 Butler v. Candlewood Road Partners, LLC (In re Raymond) (2015) mab 19 own cites 17× in case

#15 David Longaker v. Boston Scientific Corporation (2013) ca8 26 own cites 14× in case

#16 Wadleigh v. Commissioner (2010) tax 47 own cites 10× in case

#17 Burden v. Seafort (In Re Seafort) (2010) bap6 33 own cites 12× in case

#18 Lowe v. Yochem (In Re Reed) (1995) txwb 44 own cites 10× in case

#19 Goff v. Taylor (1983) ca5 133 own cites 6× in case

#20 Deborah Seafort v. Beverly Burden (2012) ca6 50 own cites 9× 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.