Houdashell v. Missouri Public Service Co. (In Re Houdashell)

FINAL JUDGMENT FIXING REASONABLE AMOUNT OF UTILITY DEPOSIT AT $322.68 AND PERMITTING ITS PAYMENT IN INSTALLMENTS AND APPROVING SETOFF OF $80.00

DENNIS A. STEWART, Bankruptcy Judge.

The debtors have filed a request herein for “modification of security for utility service under 11 U.S.C. section 366, and to recover post-petition setoff.” Therein, they complain that, “before providing ... utility service, defendant demanded that the plaintiffs execute an agreement to pay the sum of $325.00 to defendant within 20 days of the commencement of service ... (and that) said deposit is excessive and…