Amfac Distribution Corp. v. Wolff (In Re Wolff)

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• providing a four-part test for determining whether discrimination among classes of claims violates § 1322(b)(1)
• separate classification for business debtor’s insurance company and material suppliers may be permitted on appropriate facts
• on appropriate facts, a debtor engaged in business could demonstrate fairness of discrimination in favor of material suppliers and business insurer
• debtor curing default complies with § 1322(b)(1) when separate classification pays 78 percent of student loan debt and only 1 percent of unsecured debt
• disallowing the debtor’s favored treatment of insurer and business supplier

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

86 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• In Re 222 Liberty Associates
  E.D. Pennsylvania· 1990-01-04· cited 68×
• In Re Aztec Co.
  M.D. Tennessee· 1989-11-22· cited 61×
• McDonald v. Sperna (In Re Sperna)
  Ninth Circuit· 1994-10-25· cited 51×
• Meyer v. Hill (In Re Hill)
  Ninth Circuit· 2001-09-28· cited 50×
• In Re Fricker
  E.D. Pennsylvania· 1990-07-26· cited 46×
• In Re Huerta
  C.D. California· 1992-02-28· cited 38×
• Spokane Railway Credit Union v. Gonzales (In Re Gonzales)
  E.D. Washington· 1994-09-21· cited 34×
• In Re Orawsky
  E.D. Pennsylvania· 2008-05-02· cited 33×
• Itule v. Heath (In Re Heath)
  Ninth Circuit· 1995-05-15· cited 33×
• In Re Lion Capital Group
  S.D. New York· 1985-04-25· cited 32×
• In Re AG Consultants Grain Division, Inc.
  N.D. Indiana· 1987-08-14· cited 32×
• In Re Brown
  N.D. Illinois· 1993-03-12· cited 31×
• In Re Furlow
  E.D. Pennsylvania· 1987-03-17· cited 30×
• In Re Hogue
  S.D. Ohio· 1987-10-08· cited 29×
• In Re Colfer
  D. Maine· 1993-10-06· cited 28×
• Mickelson v. Leser (In re Leser)
  Eighth Circuit· 1991-08-01· cited 28×
• In Re Simmons
  N.D. Texas· 2003-02-04· cited 27×
• In Re Harris
  E.D. Michigan· 1986-06-13· cited 22×
• In Re Mendenhall
  W.D. Arkansas· 1985-08-13· cited 22×
• In Re Warner
  C.D. California· 1989-06-21· cited 22×

Cites

21 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Schneiderman v. United States
  Supreme Court· 1943-10-11· cited 695×
• Kelley v. Everglades Drainage District
  Supreme Court· 1943-06-21· cited 255×
• New Orleans & Northeastern Railroad v. Harris
  Supreme Court· 1918-06-03· cited 179×
• In Re Iacovoni
  D. Utah· 1980-01-21· cited 124×
• In Re Kovich
  W.D. Michigan· 1980-06-09· cited 52×
• In Re Dziedzic
  S.D. Texas· 1981-03-06· cited 41×
• Scherk v. Newton
  Tenth Circuit· 1945-12-28· cited 37×
• Seidel v. Palisades-On-The-Desplaines
  Seventh Circuit· 1937-03-29· cited 33×
• In Re Gay
  D. Colorado· 1980-04-02· cited 29×
• In Re Sutherland
  W.D. Arkansas· 1980-02-29· cited 29×
• In Re Montano
  District of Columbia· 1980-06-02· cited 28×
• In Re Elkind
  D. Colorado· 1981-06-04· cited 28×
• Brockett v. Winkle Terra Cotta Co.
  Eighth Circuit· 1936-02-12· cited 24×
• Newton D. Bartle, Attorney in Fact for Creditors' Committee v. Markson Bros. Inc., Debtor, and New York Home Furnishing Corp., Debtor
  Second Circuit· 1963-03-05· cited 16×
• In Re Crago
  S.D. Ohio· 1980-01-21· cited 16×
• In Re McKenzie
  W.D. New York· 1980-03-11· cited 15×
• In Re Fizer
  S.D. Ohio· 1979-12-03· cited 15×
• In Re Barnes
  District of Columbia· 1981-04-22· cited 15×
• Matter of Utter
  W.D. New York· 1980-04-15· cited 13×
• In the Matter of Los Angeles Land and Investments, Ltd., Debtor. Ralph S. Aoki, Trustee v. Laura C. Light, Claimant-Appellant
  Ninth Circuit· 1971-09-16· cited 7×