Legal Opinion

Nuckoles v. Ford Motor Credit Co. (In re Nuckoles)

United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Virginia

Decided March 9, 2016No. Case No. 15-50904; ECF Doc. Nos. 17, 19Published

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM DECISION

Rebecca B. Connelly, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge

The question in this case is whether Ford Motor Credit Company LLC (“Ford”) may enforce an ipso facto clause to repossess a vehicle when there is no payment or other contractual default and the bankruptcy court did not review a reaffirmation agreement prior to the debt- or’s discharge. For the reasons explained herein, the Court concludes that the ipso facto clause is unenforceable and Ford violated the discharge injunction.

*652FINDINGS OF FACT

The facts are undisputed. The debtor, Carol Botkin Nuckoles (“Nuckoles” or “debtor”), filed…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Barnhart v. Sigmon Coal Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 2002
  2. Valley Historic Limited Partnership v. The Bank of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2007
  3. In Re Budd George Belanger, Janice Leigh Belanger, Debtors. Home Owners Funding Corporation of America v. Budd George Belanger Janice Leigh BelangerCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1992
  4. Sigmon Coal Co. v. ApfelCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2000
  5. Riggs National Bank of Washington, D.C. v. John Gillis Perry, Jr., in Re John Gillis Perry, Jr., DebtorCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1984

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