Legal Opinion
In re Gifford
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 21, 1982No. 81-1174PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PELL, Circuit Judge.
This is a direct appeal from an order of a three-judge panel Bankruptcy Court, 7 B.R. 814, which discharged the defendant-appellant Thorp Finance Company’s (Thorp) non-possessory, nonpurchase-money security interest in specific items of household property and goods of the plaintiffs-appellees Wil*469lis and Jacqueline Gifford pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 522(f)(2). The issue on appeal is whether Congress intended § 522(f)(2) to apply to security interests acquired prior to November 6, 1978, the date of enactment of the Bankruptcy Reform Act, and whether such retroactive application…
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3Cited by8 opinions
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