Legal Opinion
In Re Roberts
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Michigan
Decided May 22, 2000No. 19-03491PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
JEFFREY R. HUGHES, Bankruptcy Judge.
A trustee may sell property of the estate free and clear of a lien if the lienholder consents. 11 U.S.C. § 363(f)(2). The question before the Court is whether a lienholder’s consent may be implied if the lienholder does not object to the proposed sale after appropriate notice. The Court concludes that the consent required by Section 363(f)(2) 1 may not be implied from the lienholder’s failure to object. The lien-holder must actually give its assent.
I. BACKGROUND
The Debtor filed a voluntary petition for relief under Chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code on…
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