Legal Opinion
Sears, Roebuck & Co. v. Homschek (In Re Homschek)
United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Pennsylvania
Decided February 3, 1998No. Bankruptcy No. 5-96-00841, Adversary No. 5-96-0220APublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER 1
JOHN J. THOMAS, Bankruptcy Judge.
In today’s society purchasing power is no longer solely defined by a cash medium. The expansion of the credit card industry characterizes the practice of purchasing merchandise from retailers on store or bank issued credit cards as the socially desirable norm. Americans have been bombarded with advertising slogans to this effect, e.g. “It’s everywhere you want to be”; “Don’t leave home without it”; and “Discover the possibilities.” In 1996, it was estimated approximately 460,-000,000 credit cards issued by more than 9,000 different card…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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