Legal Opinion
American General Finance, Inc. v. Bassett (In re Bassett)
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 9, 2002No. Nos. 01-35001, 01-35058PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
KOZINSKI, Circuit Judge.
Darlene Bassett bought two chairs and two ottomans, and financed the purchase with a secured loan from American General Finance, Inc. (Finance). Months later, Bassett filed a voluntary Chapter 7 bankruptcy petition. Before receiving a discharge, Bassett signed a reaffirmation agreement with Finance. Bassett kept up with her payments to Finance for a few months but eventually stopped. Finance sent a series of letters, first friendly and later pointed, asking to be paid. Bassett responded by moving to reopen her bankruptcy so that she could bring this putative class…
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3Cited by1 opinion
- In Re Darlene M. Bassett, Debtor. American General Finance, Inc. v. Darlene M. Bassett, in Re Darlene M. Bassett, Debtor. Darlene M. Bassett v. American General Finance, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2002