Legal Opinion
State of Tenn. v. Michael Corrin
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided February 23, 2017No. 16-5717/5719PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
JANE B. STRANCH, Circuit Judge.
This bankruptcy case raises questions of statutory interpretation, federal preemption, and equal protection. Mildred Bratt filed a Chapter 13 plan providing for 12% interest on overdue property taxes to which Metro Nashville objected, arguing that Tennessee law specifies 18% interest. The bankruptcy court decided that the state law violated the Supremacy Clause. The State of Tennessee intervened and the parties appealed. The bankruptcy appellate panel (BAP) affirmed use of the 12% interest rate on different grounds, relying instead on interpretation of…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Ashwander v. Tennessee Valley AuthoritySupreme Court of the United States · 1936
- Lamie v. United States TrusteeSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
- J. Kenneth Rhodes, Debtor v. Larry Stewart, TrusteeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1983
- HSBC Bank USA v. Bank of New EnglandCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2004
- Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. v. TuckerCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2010
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3Cited by17 opinions
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- Lynne Donovan v. FirstCredit, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2020
- United States v. Ronald BedfordCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2019
- In re AvilaUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 2017
- Sedric Ward v. Shelby County, Tenn.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2024
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