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Citizens Bank v. Freeman (In re Freeman)

United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Mississippi

Decided March 28, 2019No. CASE NO. 17-52309-KMS; ADV. NO. 18-06014-KMS; CASE NO. 17-52319-KMS; ADV. PROC. NO. 18-06013-KMSPublished

1Opinion of the Court

Judge Katharine M. Samson, United States Bankruptcy Judge

These two adversary proceedings came on for joint trial on substantively identical Complaints by Plaintiff/Creditor Citizens Bank ("the Bank") against Defendants/Debtors Connor Dewayne Freeman ("Connor") and Derek Trace Cooley ("Trace"). These proceedings are within the bankruptcy court's core jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 157(b)(2)(I).

The Bank challenges the dischargeability of debts owed by Connor and Trace on promissory notes for loans ("Loan One" and "Loan Two" or, together, "Loans") secured by farm equipment, trucks, and a…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Grogan v. GarnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  2. Field v. MansSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
  3. Husky International Electronics, Inc. v. RitzSupreme Court of the United States · 2016
  4. Miller v. J.D. Abrams Inc. (In Re Miller)Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1998
  5. RecoverEdge L.P. v. PentecostCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1995

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