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Volk of Philadelphia, Inc. v. Gelfand (In Re Gelfand)

United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania

Decided May 6, 1985No. 19-10295PublishedCited by 35 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

WILLIAM A. KING, Jr., Bankruptcy Judge.

The issue at bench is whether a debt should be declared nondisehargeable as a result of either a debtor’s failure to inform a creditor that he had filed a petition under Chapter 11, or his subsequent purchase of goods on credit. For the reasons stated herein, we conclude that it should not. Accordingly, we will deny the relief requested in the creditor’s complaint.

The facts of the case are as follows: 1 On March 29, 1983, Arnold Gelfand t/a Arnold’s Shoe Salon (“debtor”), a shoe retailer, filed a petition under Chapter 11 of the Code. At the time…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. In the Matter of Martin M. Decker and Kathleen H. Decker, Individually and Jointly, Bankrupts. Appeal of Martin M. DeckerCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1979
  2. H. C. Prange Co. v. Schnore (In Re Schnore)United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Wisconsin · 1981
  3. Webster City Production Credit Ass'n v. Simpson (In Re Simpson)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Iowa · 1983
  4. Household Finance Corp. v. DannsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1977
  5. Ranier Bank v. Poteet (In Re Poteet)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Texas · 1981

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3Cited by35 opinions

  1. In Re Peter Bogdanovich & Louise Hoogstratten Bogdanovich, Debtors. Gerald Schneiderman, Aly Spencer, and Barry Spencer v. Peter Bogdanovich & Louise Hoogstratten Bogdanovich, Debtors-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2002
  2. Sprague, Thall & Albert v. Woerner (In Re Woerner)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1986
  3. United States v. Stelweck (In Re Stelweck)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1988
  4. Fluehr v. Paolino (In Re Paolino)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1987
  5. Montgomery Ward & Co. v. Blackburn (In Re Blackburn)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Indiana · 1987

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