Legal Opinion

Havas Leasing Co. v. Breen (In Re Breen)

United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit

Decided February 11, 1991No. BAP No. NV 89-2175-ASPO, Bankruptcy No. BK-N 89-01042 JHTPublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

ASHLAND, Bankruptcy Judge:

Havas Leasing Company (Havas) appeals from the court’s order avoiding Havas’ lien on the debtors’ pick-up truck, on the basis that the lien was a nonpossessory, nonpur-chase-money security interest in tools of the trade of the debtor and that the lien impaired an exemption to which the debtors would have been entitled under § 522(b). We affirm.

FACTS

On February 13,1989 Havas and Charles Breen (Breen) entered into a restaurant equipment lease. The total cost of the leased equipment was $6,125. The lease had a 36-month term and the monthly payment was $257.08…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Credithrift of America, Inc. v. Meyers (In Re Meyers)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Michigan · 1980
  2. Bank of Edgar v. Nowak (In Re Bankruptcy of Nowak)District Court, W.D. Wisconsin · 1984
  3. In Re HarrellUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Alabama · 1987
  4. Steele v. United National Bank, Sioux Falls, South Dakota (In Re Steele)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. South Dakota · 1980
  5. Kreig v. FellowsNevada Supreme Court · 1892

3 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Spenler v. Siegel (In Re Spenler)United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit · 1997
  2. Towers v. Boyd (In Re Boyd)District Court, N.D. California · 2000
  3. Adam Lee v. Dane FieldCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2018
  4. In re: Steven John Wharton and Josephina Jessie WhartonUnited States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit · 2017
  5. Crosby v. Reed (In Re Crosby)United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit · 1994

7 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API