Legal Opinion
Lawrence National Bank v. Edmonds (In re Edmonds)
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided January 22, 1991No. 89-3338PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BALDOCK, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff-appellant Lawrence National Bank (creditor) appeals from the district court’s affirmance of a bankruptcy court judgment dismissing its action against defendants-appellees Benny and Shirley Ed-monds (debtors) for failure to state a claim and awarding debtors attorney’s fees. 110 B.R. 38. We hold that the creditor’s complaint stated a claim for relief and that the award of attorney’s fees was improper. Consequently, we reverse.
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In May 1984, debtors filed a voluntary chapter 11 bankruptcy petition. See 11 U.S.C. §§ 1101-1174. Debtors failed to schedule any…
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