Legal Opinion

In Re Schaffrath

Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Sixth Circuit

Decided November 12, 1997No. BAP 97-8022PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

Kurt A. Schaffrath, the Debtor’s husband and the codebtor in this case, appeals the bankruptcy court’s order granting relief from the codebtor stay. We AFFIRM.

I.ISSUE ON APPEAL

Whether the bankruptcy court erred in granting relief from the codebtor stay to the appellee, Firestone, a secured creditor?

II.JURISDICTION AND STANDARD OF REVIEW

The United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio authorized appeals to the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Sixth Circuit. No party to this appeal elected to opt out of review by the BAP.

The BAP has jurisdiction to hear the appeal of a…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Midland Asphalt Corp. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  2. Corzin v. Fordu (In Re Fordu)Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Sixth Circuit · 1997
  3. Higginbotham v. Corner Stone BankDistrict Court, W.D. Missouri · 1990

3Cited by18 opinions

  1. First Union Mortgage Corp. v. Eubanks (In Re Eubanks)Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Sixth Circuit · 1998
  2. Spring Works, Inc. v. Sarff (In Re Sarff)Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Sixth Circuit · 2000
  3. Ed Schory & Sons, Inc. v. Francis (In Re Francis)Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Sixth Circuit · 1998
  4. Cundiff v. Cundiff (In Re Cundiff)Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Sixth Circuit · 1998
  5. In Re LemmaUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. New York · 2008

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