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Whittaker v. Philadelphia Electric Co. (In Re Whittaker)

United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania

Decided April 6, 1988No. 19-11410PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

DAVID A. SCHOLL, Bankruptcy Judge.

A. INTRODUCTION

One of the genuine tragedies of contemporary America is that many low-income citizens have insufficient financial resources to pay for utility services which have become veritable necessities of life. The instant adversary proceeding is brought by such a low-income citizen, and we are prepared to grant her certain relief against the Defendant utility.

We hold herein that the utility violated 11 U.S.C. § 366(a) when it refused to restore the service of a customer, which has been terminated pre-petition, upon request and without the…

2Cases cited32 opinions

  1. McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  2. Gerstein v. PughSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  3. Carey v. PiphusSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  4. Caminetti v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1917
  5. Sosna v. IowaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. In Re: Wayne K. Crawford, Debtor-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2003
  2. Aiello v. Providian Financial Corp. (In Re Aiello)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 1999
  3. Porter v. NationsCredit Consumer Discount Co. (In Re Porter)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2003
  4. Whittaker v. Philadelphia Electric Co.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1988
  5. Coggin v. Sears, Roebuck & Co. (In Re Coggin)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. North Carolina · 1993

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