Legal Opinion
In Re Yee
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. New York
Decided December 17, 1980No. 1-16-43536PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CECELIA H. GOETZ, Bankruptcy Judge:
In both of these cases, as in a substantial percentage of the other cases now being filed in this judicial district, beneficiaries of generous student loans are invoking Chapter 13 of the new bankruptcy law 1 (11 U.S.C. §§ 1301-1330) to escape the obligation to repay student loans that would not be dischargeable in ordinary bankruptcy, except where hardship could be demonstrated. 2 Chapter 13 was intended to provide a means whereby individuals could repay their debts over a period of time. Typically, the two cases now before the Court involve minimal…
2Cases cited33 opinions
- United States v. American Trucking AssociationsSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Kokoszka v. BelfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Wetmore v. MarkoeSupreme Court of the United States · 1904
- Perry v. Commerce Loan Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1966
- In Re IacovoniUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Utah · 1980
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3Cited by16 opinions
- In Re Ronald Estus and Doris Estus, Debtors. United States of America v. Ronald EstusCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1982
- In Re LawsonUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 1988
- In Re PearsonUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. New York · 1981
- Matter of ScherUnited States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · 1981
- Matter of LambertUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. New York · 1981
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