Legal Opinion

General Motors Acceptance Corp. v. Bell (In Re Bell)

United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Michigan

Decided January 26, 1981No. 19-42962PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

GEORGE BRODY, Bankruptcy Judge.

This action raises the question of whether a secured creditor may require a debtor, who files a petition in bankruptcy, to turn over exempt personal property, unless the debtor redeems the property pursuant to section 722, or enters into an agreement providing for redemption pursuant to section 524(c).

Thomas Howard Bell and Margaret Louise Bell, husband and wife, filed a joint petition in bankruptcy on March 28, 1980. At the time of the filing of the petition, the debtors owned a 1978 Chevrolet Van automobile with a value of approximately $6,075.00,…

2Cases cited10 opinions

Louisville Joint Stock Land Bank v. RadfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
Continental Illinois National Bank & Trust Co. v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Ry. Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1935
Hanover National Bank v. MoysesSupreme Court of the United States · 1902
Long v. BullardSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
Long and Wife v. BullardSupreme Court of the United States · 1886

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3Cited by19 opinions

In Re Thomas Howard Bell and Margaret Louise Bell, Debtors. General Motors Acceptance Corporation v. Thomas Howard Bell and Margaret Louise BellCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1983
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
Polk County Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n of Des Moines v. Weathers (In Re Weathers)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Kansas · 1981
Citicorp Homeowners, Inc. v. Willey (In Re Willey)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Michigan · 1982
General Motors Acceptance Corp. v. Rose (In Re Rose)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. New Jersey · 1982

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