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Johnson v. Ford Motor Credit Co. (In Re Johnson)

United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois

Decided October 18, 1985No. 14-04947PublishedCited by 46 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

ROBERT E. GINSBERG, Bankruptcy Judge.

The issue presented in this adversary proceeding is whether the debtor can recover $203.68 of the debtor’s wages held by his employer pursuant to a wage garnishment in favor of the adversary defendant Ford Motor Credit Co. (“FMC”). The debt- or alleges that these wages are exempt and that FMC’s garnishment lien is avoidable under 11 U.S.C. §§ 522(f)(1) and (g) 1 of the Bankruptcy Code. The debtor also seems to suggest that he can avoid the garnished funds as a preference under §§ 522(h) and 547. 2 Indeed, FMC assumed as much by devoting…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Sniadach v. Family Finance Corp. of Bay ViewSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  2. United States v. Whiting Pools, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1983
  3. Barash v. Public Finance Corp.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1981
  4. In the Matter of Richard E. BARKER, Debtor-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
  5. Peter Fischer Import Motors, Inc. v. BuckleyAppellate Court of Illinois · 1984

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3Cited by46 opinions

  1. Johnson v. Ford Motor Credit Co. (In Re Johnson)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 1986
  2. In Re FranklinUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 1997
  3. In Re WeatherspoonUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 1989
  4. In re QuadeUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 2012
  5. In Re WaltjenUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 1993

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