Legal Opinion
BankBoston, N.A. v. Claflin (In Re Claflin)
Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the First Circuit
Decided June 30, 2000No. MW 99-090PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DEASY, Bankruptcy Judge.
I. JURISDICTION AND STANDARD OF REVIEW
The Bankruptcy Appellate Panel has jurisdiction of this appeal pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 158(b). The Bankruptcy Court’s findings of fact are evaluated pursuant to the “clearly erroneous standard” of review and its conclusions with respect to the law are reviewed de novo. See Grella v. Salem Five Cent Sav. Bank, 42 F.3d 26, 30 (1st Cir.1994). The Bankruptcy Court’s interpretation of 11 U.S.C. §§ 521 and 524 present questions of law. 1 Its application of such statutory sections to the particular facts of this case poses a mixed…
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