Legal Opinion
Kerns v. First State Bank of Ben Wheeler
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Texas
Decided August 24, 2023No. 21-06018Unknown
1Opinion
IN THE UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS TYLER DIVISION IN RE: § § MATTHEW J. KERNS § Case No. 19-60808 § Debtor § Chapter 7 MATTHEW J. KERNS § § Plaintiff § v. § Adversary No. 21-06018 § FIRST STATE BANK OF § BEN WHEELER § § Defendant § MEMORANDUM OF DECISION This case requires the Court to consider whether a bank may be held liable for violating the automatic stay or a discharge order after making a report resulting in Debtor’s criminal prosecution for an allegedly criminal sale of cattle and farm equipment. The Court finds that under the circumstances of this…
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