Legal Opinion
Wiscovitch-Rentas v. Banco Popular De Puerto Rico (In re Rivera)
Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the First Circuit
Decided April 30, 2019No. BAP NO. PR 18-033; Bankruptcy Case No. 15-03421-MCF; Adversary Proceeding No. 17-00093-MCFPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hoffman, U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panel Judge.
*137Noreen Wiscovitch-Rentas, chapter 7 trustee (the "Trustee"), appeals from that portion of the bankruptcy court's August 2, 2018 order (the "Order") denying her motion for summary judgment on count I of her complaint and granting the cross-motion of Banco Popular de Puerto Rico ("BPPR" or "the bank"). In count I, the Trustee asserted a claim for relief under Bankruptcy Code §§ 542 and 553,1 seeking to recover from BPPR the sum of $ 31,434.17-the amount the bank withdrew, pre-bankruptcy, from the savings account of the debtor, Juan Enrique Cruz…
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