Legal Opinion
Kane v. Inhabitants of Harpswell (In Re Kane)
Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the First Circuit
Decided May 10, 2000No. BAP EP 99-082PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HILLMAN, Bankruptcy Judge.
This is an appeal from orders of the bankruptcy court granting relief from stay to appellee (the “Town”) to prosecute its forcible entry and detainer action against appellants (the “Kanes”) to obtain possession of land upon which the Kanes reside, and denying the Kanes’ motion to alter or amend the order, for a new trial, and for reimposition of the automatic stay. The appeal presents two principal issues: (1) what property rights do the Kanes have as purchasers under an installment sales contract where they failed to assume the contract in a prior Chapter 7 case;…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Butner v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Palmacci v. UmpierrezCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1997
- Soares v. Brockton Credit UnionCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1997
- In Re Streets & Beard Farm Partnership, Debtor. Loren and Doris Mitchell v. David Streets, Shari Streets, Fred Beard, and Reynolds M. Everett, TrusteeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989
- In Re William Terrell and Tammy Terrell, Debtors. William Terrell and Tammy Terrell v. Eugene Albaugh, United States of America, IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1989
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Kane v. Town of Harpswell (In Re Kane)Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2001
- Rosas v. Monroe County Tax Claim BureauUnited States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 2004
- Frazer v. Drummond (In Re Frazer)United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit · 2007
- Peoples Heritage Bank, N.A. v. Hart (In Re Hart)Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the First Circuit · 2002
- In Re WilliamsUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Ohio · 2006
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