Legal Opinion
Richard Jahn v. Philip Craig Burke
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided July 14, 2017No. 16-6603PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
RONALD LEE GILMAN, Circuit Judge.
Philip C. and Nekolia S. Burke encountered financial distress during the “Great Recession” that began in 2008. Unable to pay their debts, they filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy seven years later. Richard P. Jahn Jr., as bankruptcy trustee of the Burkes’ estate, sought to evict the Burkes from their residence in order to make the property easier to sell for the benefit of their creditors. In response, the Burkes moved to compel the trustee to abandon the property based on their contention that the fair market value of the residence, less the balance due on…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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