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Cited in 1,152 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1905–2025 · leading case: Franklin California Tax-Free v. Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, 542 B.R. 322 (1st Cir. 2015).
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Franklin California Tax-Free v. Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, 542 B.R. 322 (1st Cir. 2015). · cites it 8× “9 See 11 U.S.C. §§ 1 (29), 403(e)(6) (1938); 48 U.”
Cissell v. First Nat. Bank of Cincinnati, 476 F. Supp. 474 (S.D. Ohio 1979). · cites it 7× “64, 88) and narrowed the case down to the following issues: 1) Was the debtor insolvent within the meaning of the Bankruptcy Act ( 11 U.S.C. § 1 (19)) at the time of the alleged preferential transfers; *478 2) Did the Bank have “reasonable cause” to believe the debtor was…”
Matter of Maidman, 2 B.R. 569 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 1980). · cites it 8× “(B) Is The Petitioner A Proper Debtor? (1) Bankruptcy Act § 406(6) states that “ ‘debtor’ shall mean a person, other than a corporation as defined in this Act [Bankruptcy Act § 1(8), 11 U.S.C. § 1 (8)], who could become a bankrupt under section 4 of this Act [ 11 U.”
O'Shea v. Littleton, 414 U.S. 488 (1974). · cites it 2× “§ 1983 which the Court has recognized constitute "express exceptions" to the policy of nonintervention in state proceedings enunciated by the anti-injunction statute: (1) The Bankruptcy Act, 11 U. S. C. § 1 et seq., specifically recognized by Congress as an exception to 28 U.”
In Re Richard G. Sherman in Re Andrea Pearl Sherman, Debtors, Richard G. Sherman Andrea Pearl Sherman v. Sec. & Exch. Comm'n, 491 F.3d 948 (9th Cir. 2007). · cites it 2× “” 11 U.S.C. § 1 (11) (1976) (repealed 1978) (emphasis added).”
Gallo v. Herpich (In Re Cemetery Dev. Corp.), 59 B.R. 115 (Bankr. M.D. La. 1986). · cites it 5× “31 The entire subsection reads as follows: “(c)(1) Nothing in this section prevents a district court in the interest of justice, or in the interest of comity with State courts or respect for State law, from abstaining from hearing a particular proceeding arising under title 11…”
Perez. v. Campbell, 402 U.S. 637 (1971). · cites it 2× “11 U. S. C. § 1 (29). To follow any other course would obviously be to legislate in such a way that a discharge in bankruptcy means one thing in the District of Columbia and something else in the States—depending on state law—a result explicitly prohibited by the uniformity…”
Mauldin v. Peoples Bank of Indianola (In Re Mauldin), 52 B.R. 838 (Bankr. N.D. Miss. 1985). · cites it 4× “…and (0) respectively provide as follows: (b)(1) Bankruptcy Judges may hear and determine all cases under title 11 [11 USCS §§ 1 et seq.] and all core proceedings arising under title 11 [11 USCS §§ 1 et seq.], or arising in a case under title 11 [11 USCS §§ 1 et seq.],…”
In Re Dakota Lay'd Eggs, 57 B.R. 648 (Bankr. D.N.D. 1986). · cites it 3× “The term was first defined in the 1938 Revisions to the Bankruptcy Act of 1898 which was codified as 11 U.S.C. § 1 (17) of the former Act. Section 1(17) defined “farmer” thusly: Farmer shall mean an individual personally engaged in farming or tillage of the soil, and shall…”
Lawyers Title Ins. Corp. v. Madrid (In Re Madrid), 21 B.R. 424 (9th Cir. BAP 1982). · cites it 2× “The scope of this definition is at least as broad as its Act predecessor, 11 U.S.C. § 1 (30) which was in effect when Durrett was decided.”
Dudley B. Merkel Ladonna K. Merkel David A. Hepburn, & Nancy J. Hepburn v. Comm'r of Internal Revenue, 192 F.3d 844 (9th Cir. 1999). · cites it 2× “” To the extent that the phrasing of the statute leaves room for reasonable disagreement over issues of grammar, it is insightful to examine 11 U.S.C. § 1 (19), the prior statute from which 11 U.”
Aaronics Equip. Rentals & Sales, Inc. v. Haynes (In Re Aaronics Equip. Rentals & Sales, Inc.), 56 B.R. 297 (Bankr. M.D. La. 1985). · cites it 5× “It is unclear whether that same stricture applies to abstention under § 1334(c)(1); the entire subsection reads as follows: “(c)(1) Nothing in this section prevents a district court in the interest of justice, or in the interest of comity with State courts or respect for State…”
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— 11 U.S.C. § 1(10) — 2 cases
In Re the Shepard Co., 342 A.2d 918 (R.I. 1975).
Manly v. Hood, 37 F.2d 212 (4th Cir. 1930).
— 11 U.S.C. § 1(11) — 5 cases
In Re Richard G. Sherman in Re Andrea Pearl Sherman, Debtors, Richard G. Sherman Andrea Pearl Sherman v. Sec. & Exch. Comm'n, 491 F.3d 948 (9th Cir. 2007). “” 11 U.S.C. § 1 (11) (1976) (repealed 1978) (emphasis added).”
In Re Rosenbaum Grain Corp., 103 F.2d 656 (7th Cir. 1939).
Garren v. Saccomanno, 385 P.2d 396 (Idaho 1963).
Joseph K. Brinig, Jr., Tr. of the Est. of Esskay Sales Co., a Corp., Bankrupt v. Am. Credit Bureau, Inc., 439 F.2d 43 (9th Cir. 1971).
Nairn v. J. A. Acosta & Co., 103 F.2d 656 (7th Cir. 1939).
— 11 U.S.C. § 1(12) — 1 case
In Re Kornbluth, 65 F.2d 400 (2d Cir. 1933).
— 11 U.S.C. § 1(14) — 2 cases
Parker v. United States, 153 F.2d 66 (1st Cir. 1946).
In Re Germain, 144 F. Supp. 678 (S.D. Cal. 1956).
— 11 U.S.C. § 1(15) — 16 cases
Hard & Rand, Inc. v. Biston Coffee Co., 41 F.2d 625 (8th Cir. 1930).
Langham, Langston & Burnett v. Thomas B. Blanchard, Tr. of the Est. of Lone Star Sulphur Corp., Bankrupt, 246 F.2d 529 (5th Cir. 1957).
Arkansas Oil & Mining Co. v. Murray Tool & Supply Co., 127 F.2d 564 (8th Cir. 1942).
Irving Trust Co. v. Mfrs.' Trust Co., 6 F. Supp. 185 (S.D.N.Y. 1934).
In Re Bresnan, 45 F.2d 193 (D. Maryland 1930).
— 11 U.S.C. § 1(17) — 1 case
Nicholson v. Williams & Shelton Co., 121 F.2d 740 (4th Cir. 1941).
— 11 U.S.C. § 1(19) — 5 cases
In Re Rand Mining Co., 71 F. Supp. 724 (S.D. Cal. 1947).
MacK v. Bank of Lansing, 396 F. Supp. 935 (W.D. Mich. 1975).
In re Huyler's, 107 F. Supp. 318 (S.D.N.Y. 1952).
Travellers Int'l AG v. Trans World Airlines, Inc. (In Re Trans World Airlines, Inc.), 134 F.3d 188 (3rd Cir. 1998).
Allender v. Se. Tractor & Equip. Co., 178 F. Supp. 413 (M.D. Tenn. 1959).
— 11 U.S.C. § 1(23) — 2 cases
St. Louis Union Trust Co. v. Jolliffe, 74 F.2d 247 (2d Cir. 1934).
In re Lindsley, 33 F.2d 223 (W.D. Pa. 1929).
— 11 U.S.C. § 1(25) — 3 cases
Citizens'nat. Bank of Gastonia, Nc v. Lineberger, 45 F.2d 522 (4th Cir. 1930).
Bank of Com. & Trusts v. Hatcher, 50 F.2d 719 (4th Cir. 1931).
In re J. C. Sparks Co., 46 F.2d 497 (W.D.S.C. 1929).
— 11 U.S.C. § 1(28) — 1 case
Jackson v. Flohr, 227 F.2d 607 (9th Cir. 1955).
— 11 U.S.C. § 1(6) — 2 cases
In Re Lloyds of Texas, 43 F.2d 383 (N.D. Tex. 1930).
In Re Bank of Crowell, 53 F.2d 682 (N.D. Tex. 1931).
— 11 U.S.C. § 1(7) — 2 cases
Plymouth Cnty. Trust Co. v. MacDonald, 53 F.2d 827 (1st Cir. 1931).
In re Cage Cotton Co., 32 F.2d 533 (S.D. Tex. 1929).
— 11 U.S.C. § 1(8) — 2 cases
Plymouth Cnty. Trust Co. v. MacDonald, 53 F.2d 827 (1st Cir. 1931).
In re Foster Const. Corp., 47 F.2d 276 (S.D.N.Y. 1931).
— 11 U.S.C. § 1(9) — 6 cases
In Re Sterling, 125 F.2d 104 (9th Cir. 1942).
Irving Trust Co. v. Climax Rubber Co., 66 F.2d 605 (2d Cir. 1933).
In re Smith, 32 F.2d 386 (S.D.N.Y. 1928).
Goggin v. Bolsa Chica Oil Corp., 125 F.2d 104 (9th Cir. 1942).
In re Wagner, 3 F. Supp. 314 (S.D.N.Y. 1933).
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