Legal Opinion

American General Finance, Inc. v. Dickerson

District Court, M.D. Georgia

Decided January 27, 1999No. 5:97-cv-00703PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FITZPATRICK, Chief Judge.

Before the Court is an appeal by American General Finance, Inc. from the August 29, 1997 order by the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Georgia (Hershner, J.). For the reasons stated herein, the Bankruptcy Court’s order is reversed.

BACKGROUND

Tyrone and Darlene Dickerson (“the debtors”), Appellees herein, purchased a parcel of land in Thomaston, Georgia, on which their principal residence is located, in June 1985. They financed the purchase of the home with a loan from Rural Development, formerly known as Farmers Home Administration (“FHA”), in…

2Cases cited33 opinions

  1. Nobelman v. American Savings BankSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  2. In Re Chase & Sanborn Corporation, Debtor. Paul C. Nordberg, Creditor Trustee v. Arab Banking CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1990
  3. Lam v. Investors Thrift (In Re Lam)United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit · 1997
  4. In Re HornesUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Connecticut · 1993
  5. Matter of PlouffeUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Connecticut · 1993

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. In Re Sieglinde M. Zimmer, Debtor, Sieglinde M. Zimmer v. Psb Lending CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2002
  2. Domestic Bank v. Mann (In Re Mann)Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the First Circuit · 2000
  3. Bartee v. Tara Colony Homeowners Ass'n (In Re Bartee)Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2000
  4. In Re PerryDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 1999
  5. In Re HoskinsUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Michigan · 2001

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