Legal Opinion
Fairweather v. Monument Bank (In re Fairweather)
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Maryland
Decided July 31, 2014No. Bankruptcy No. 14-20847-TJC; Adversary No. 14-00435PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION
THOMAS J. CATLIOTA, Bankruptcy Judge.
The debtor, Jane L. Fairweather (the “Debtor”), brought a six count complaint seeking to recover, among other things, *210commissions from real estate sales that were garnished by Monument Bank (the “Bank”) from the real estate agency with which the Debtor is affiliated. Two issues are addressed here: (1) whether the Bank received a transfer, as that term is used in 11 U.S.C. § 547(b), when its garnishment lien attached to commissions that became due to the Debtor during the 90-day preference period before the petition was filed; and (2)…
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