Legal Opinion
David J. Pertuso, Karen A. Pertuso v. Ford Motor Credit Company
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided November 22, 2000No. 99-1132PublishedCited by 225 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DAVID A. NELSON, Circuit Judge.
After declaring bankruptcy, the plaintiffs brought the present action against a secured creditor that had solicited a “reaffirmation agreement” from them while the bankruptcy proceedings were pending. The plaintiffs signed the agreement and continued to remit regular monthly payments to the defendant. The gravamen of the plaintiffs’ complaint was that the defendant violated the automatic stay provision codified in 11 U.S.C. § 362, as well as violating 11 U.S.C. § 524, a section of the bankruptcy code that governs the validity of reaffirmation agreements.
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2Cases cited27 opinions
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- Bessette v. AVCO Financial Services Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2000
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3Cited by225 opinions
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