Legal Opinion

Matter of Esser

United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Michigan

Decided August 24, 1982No. 19-41964PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

GEORGE BRODY, Bankruptcy Judge.

This case involves two basic questions. Must a Chapter 13 debtor provide for 100% repayment of a nondischargeable debt, and is the amount proposed to be paid to unsecured creditors a factor to be considered in determining whether a plan is filed in “good faith”?

Norman H. Esser (debtor) filed for relief under Chapter 13. In his schedules, the debtor listed a judgment debt to Township Oil Company for $104,000.00. 1 This judgment issued from the Macomb County Circuit Court less than one month earlier in an action by the creditor for fraud and commercial…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. In Re Julian Roosevelt Goeb and Jane Alma Goeb, Debtors. In Re Julian Roosevelt Goeb and Jane Alma Goeb v. Harry W. Heid, Chapter 13 TrusteeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1982
  2. In Re Stuart R. And Shiela M. Terry, Debtors, A. L. Tenney, Trustee v. Stuart R. And Shiela M. Terry, DebtorsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1980
  3. In Re CloutierUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Colorado · 1980
  4. In Re RimgaleCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982
  5. In Re HurdUnited States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Michigan · 1980

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. In Re Isaac and Jacqueline Okoreeh-Baah, Metro Employees Credit Union v. Isaac and Jacqueline Okoreeh-BaahCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1988
  2. In the Matter of Evelyn G. Escobedo, Debtor-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
  3. In Re CampbellUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. New York · 1984
  4. In Re ChaseUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Maryland · 1983
  5. Matter of HazelUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Michigan · 1986

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