Legal Opinion
Coomer v. Barclays American Financial, Inc. (In Re Coomer)
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Tennessee
Decided December 23, 1980No. Bankruptcy 3-80-00560PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
RALPH H. KELLEY, Bankruptcy Judge.
The question in this proceeding concerns the character of Merit Finance’s security interest in certain household goods owned by the debtors, the Coomers. The Coomers seek to avoid Merit’s security interest in the household goods. They can avoid it only if it is a nonpurchase-money security interest. 11 U.S.C. § 522(f)(2)(A) (1979). 1
The facts are simple. The Coomers had obtained a loan from Merit but had not completely repaid it. They found some new furniture that they wanted to buy from Paul Bellamy Furniture. Mr. Coomer went to Merit to obtain a…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Manuel v. PierceCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- Matter of JonesUnited States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. North Carolina · 1980
- Mulcahy v. Indianapolis Morris Plan Corp. (In Re Mulcahy)United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Indiana · 1980
- In Re StaleyDistrict Court, M.D. Georgia · 1977
- In Re NorrellDistrict Court, M.D. Georgia · 1977
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3Cited by38 opinions
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- Associates Finance v. Conn (In Re Conn)United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Kentucky · 1982
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