Legal Opinion
Peoples Heritage Bank, N.A. v. Hart (In Re Hart)
Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the First Circuit
Decided August 15, 2002No. MB 01-067PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BROWN, Bankruptcy Judge.
The United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Massachusetts (Hillman, C.J.) granted the Debtors’ motion to avoid liens, including the deficiency judgment lien of BankNorth, N.A., f/k/a Peoples Heritage Bank, N.A. (the “Bank”), pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 522(f). 1 The Bank’s judgment was obtained in a suit brought in Massachusetts state court to domesticate a judgment previously obtained in the state court of Maine, in the context of a mortgage foreclosure action against real property located in Maine. The Bank appeals the order avoiding its lien on the…
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