Legal Opinion

Wagner v. Ivory (In Re Wagner)

United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania

Decided June 12, 1987No. 19-11304PublishedCited by 154 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

BRUCE FOX, Bankruptcy Judge:

The debtor, Joseph Wagner, filed this action against a creditor, Hayward Ivory (“Ivory”), seeking damages for violation of the automatic stay, 11 U.S.C. § 362. 1 Trial of this case was held on December 3, 1986. After consideration of the evidence admit ted at trial, I will award the debtor $100.00 in compensatory damages and $500.00 in punitive damages pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 362(h). Debtor’s counsel will be granted fifteen days to file a motion for award of attorney’s fees. 2

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The debtor filed a voluntary petition under chapter 13 of the Bankruptcy Code on…

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