Statute treatment: 11 U.S.C.A. § 104

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 646 citation events across 462 distinct cases.

646citations total

462distinct interpreting cases

77distinct courts

0citations in last 5y

1934–2015year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 National Labor Relations Board v. Killoren (1941) ca8 31 own cites 8× in case

#2 In Re Monongahela Rye Liquors, Inc. (1944) ca3 93 own cites 4× in case

#3 cluster 340559 (1977) ca1 333 own cites 2× in case

#4 United States v. Munro-Van Helms Company, Inc., Bankrupt (1957) ca5 39 own cites 4× in case

#5 In Re Knox-Powell-Stockton Co. (1939) ca9 56 own cites 3× in case

#6 City of New Orleans v. Harrell (1943) ca5 31 own cites 4× in case

#7 Dickinson v. Riley (1936) ca8 21 own cites 5× in case

#8 Strom v. Peikes (1941) ca2 17 own cites 5× in case

#9 State of Missouri v. Earhart (1940) ca8 33 own cites 3× in case

#10 In Re Kinney Aluminum Co. (1948) casd 20 own cites 4× in case

#11 Adams, County Treasurer v. O'malley, Collector of Internal Revenue (1950) ca8 13 own cites 5× in case

#12 In Re Beardsley (1941) mdd 10 own cites 6× in case

#13 United States v. Killoren (1941) ca8 27 own cites 3× in case

#14 United States v. O. E. Morrison and R. E. Morrison (1957) ca5 54 own cites 2× in case

#15 United States v. Sampsell (1946) ca9 52 own cites 2× in case

#16 In Re Lasky (1941) alnd 8 own cites 6× in case

#17 Campbell v. Green (1940) ca5 199 own cites 1× in case

#18 In the Matter of Indian Lake Estates, Inc., Bankrupt. United States of America v. Ernest L. Stewart, Trustee in Bankruptcy (1970) ca5 12 own cites 4× in case

#19 In Re Mid America Co. (1939) ilsd 36 own cites 2× in case

#20 In Re Public Ledger, Inc. (1947) ca3 154 own cites 1× 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.