Legal Opinion
Village of San Jose, a Municipal Corporation v. Daniel L. McWilliams and Ida M. McWilliams Debtors-Appellees
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 27, 2002No. 01-3881PublishedCited by 140 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAUER, Circuit Judge.
The debtors filed for bankruptcy protection under Chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code. The Village of San Jose, a lien creditor, opposed the discharge on the ground that within one year of filing the petition the debtors hindered, delayed, or defrauded the Village by transferring or concealing property. 11 U.S.C. § 727(a)(2). The bankruptcy judge granted the discharge, finding the debtors’ subsequent remedial conduct of disclosing and recovering the properties negated the pre-petition conduct. The Village then appealed to the district court, which affirmed the bankruptcy…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Grogan v. GarnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Local Loan Co. v. HuntSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
- Williams v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1915
- Louis W. Levit, Trustee of V.N. Deprizio Construction Co. v. Ingersoll Rand Financial CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989
- In Re Guy Benny Brown, Debtor. Ronald D. Gullickson v. Guy Benny BrownCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1997
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3Cited by140 opinions
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