Legal Opinion

Abbott Bank-Thedford v. Hanna (In re Hanna)

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided August 20, 1990No. 89-2003NEPublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MAGILL, Circuit Judge.

The Abbott Bank-Thedford (the bank) appeals from the district court's decision affirming the bankruptcy court’s confirmation of the debtors’ Chapter 12 plan. The principal issue before us is whether the lien retention language of 11 U.S.C. § 1225(a)(5)(B)(i) must be applied literally in the case of livestock operations.1 We conclude that such an application must be rejected because it produces a result demonstrably at odds with congressional intent. *947We reverse and remand, however, because the confirmed plan’s treatment of the bank’s lien goes beyond a permissible…

2Cases cited28 opinions

  1. United States v. Ron Pair Enterprises, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1989
  2. United Sav. Assn. of Tex. v. Timbers of Inwood Forest Associates, Ltd.Supreme Court of the United States · 1988
  3. Griffin v. Oceanic Contractors, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
  4. 12 Collier bankr.cas.2d 323, Bankr. L. Rep. P 70,286 in Re Monnier Brothers, a Partnership, Alan Dale Monnier and Janice Irene Monnier Thomas Richard Monnier and Bonnie Lavonne Monnier, Debtors. Prudential Insurance Company of America v. Alan Dale Monnier, Janice Irene Monnier, Thomas Richard Monnier and Bonnie Lavonne Monnier, in Re Monnier Brothers, a Partnership, Alan Dale Monnier and Janice Irene Monnier Thomas Richard Monnier and Bonnie Lavonne Monnier, Debtors. Prudential Insurance Company of America v. Alan Dale Monnier, Janice Irene Monnier, Thomas Richard Monnier and Bonnie Lavonne MonnierCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1985
  5. Richard Justice v. Valley National BankCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1988

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Harmon v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1996
  2. In Re FoertschUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. North Dakota · 1994
  3. Delores Harmon, Individually and as of the Estate of Ralph Harmon, Appellee/cross-Appellant v. United States of America, Acting Through the Farmers Home Administration, United States Department of Agriculture Thomas A. Lloyd, Assistant U.S. Attorney Dallas Tonsager, State Director of the Farmers Home Administration, Appellants/cross-Appellees. Delores Harmon, Individually and as of the Estate of Ralph Harmon v. United States of America, Acting Through the Farmers Home Administration, United States Department of Agriculture Thomas A. Lloyd, Assistant U.S. Attorney Dallas Tonsager, State Director of the Farmers Home AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1996
  4. Southern Technical College, Inc. v. James W. Hood, Southern Technical College, Inc. v. Graham Properties PartnershipCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1996
  5. Micron Technology, Inc. v. Qimonda AG (In Re Qimonda AG Bankruptcy Litigation)District Court, E.D. Virginia · 2010

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