6 canonical passages across 5 cases, quoted by 20 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side — they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Massachusetts Electric Co. v. Athol One, Inc..
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Massachusetts Electric Co. v. Athol One, Inc. Anchor | green | “creditor can reach and apply in payment of any 'debt' a variety of a debtor's interests that are unavailable for ordinary attachment or levy” | 4 |
| 2 | State Street Bank & Trust Co. v. Reiser | green | “when a person creates for his own benefit a trust for support or a discretionary trust, his creditors can reach the maximum amount which the trustee, under the terms of the trust, could pay to him or apply for his benefit.” | 4 |
| 3 | Ware v. Gulda | green | “the established policy of this commonwealth long has been that a settlor cannot place property in trust for his own benefit and keep it beyond the reach of creditors.” | 3 |
| 4 | Foster v. Evans | green | “a judgment decree of a court of record of the united states or of any state thereof shall be presumed to be paid and satisfied at the expiration of twenty years after it was rendered.” | 3 |
| 5 | Cavadi v. DeYeso | green | “intangible assets and assets held in trust" are "classic examples" of equitable assets "not recognized by courts of law” | 3 |
| 6 | Cavadi v. DeYeso | green | “property which could not be taken on execution at law.” | 3 |
A red or yellow flag on a member means the underlying case has negative treatment — for those, check the case page before relying on the passage.