Legal Opinion
In Re Schwartz
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided December 29, 1986No. 19-00040PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BRUCE FOX, Bankruptcy Judge:
This case raises an issue of first impression: whether a residential mortgage lender subject to the restrictions of Pennsylvania Act 6 of 1974, 41 P.S. §§ 101 et seq., may obtain counsel fees in excess of $50.00 for legal services incurred, in connection with a motion for relief from stay filed in bankruptcy court under 11 U.S.C. § 362, where those services were provided prior to commencement of a mortgage foreclosure or equivalent legal action. For the reasons set forth below, I hold that, under 41 P.S. § 406(3), the lender may not charge the debtors for…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Tennessee Valley Authority v. HillSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Commonwealth v. Monumental Properties, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
- Albert E. Thomka v. A. Z. Chevrolet, IncCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1980
- Richard Gennuso v. Commercial Bank & Trust CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1977
- Johnson-Allen v. Lomas & Nettleton Co. (In Re Johnson-Allen)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1986
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3Cited by24 opinions
- In Re JablonskiUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1987
- Sudler v. Chester Housing Authority (In Re Sudler)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1987
- In Re TashjianUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1987
- In Re SoudersUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1987
- Jackson v. Boulevard Mortgage Co. (In Re Nickleberry)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1987
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