Legal Opinion
McLean v. City of Philadelphia, Water Revenue Bureau
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided December 7, 1989No. Nos. 89-1496, 89-1497PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
GIBBONS, Chief Judge:
The City of Philadelphia, Water Revenue Bureau, appeals from judgments entered in two separate bankruptcy proceedings; Wilson Aikens, Debtor, Bankruptcy No. 87-00364S and Lester and Frances McLean, Debtors, Bankruptcy No. 88-11567F. In both cases the City filed a proof of claim against the debtors for municipal liens that had arisen under Pennsylvania law against real property of the debtors because they failed to pay their water and sewage bills. In adversary proceedings the debtors sought to avoid those liens, asserting, as authorized by 11 U.S.C.A.…
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