Legal Opinion
Credithrift of America, Inc. v. Dubrock (In Re Dubrock)
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Kentucky
Decided August 19, 1980No. 19-30465PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
MERRITT S. DEITZ, Jr., Bankruptcy Judge.
The debtor, a real estate broker and salesman, seeks to avoid a lien on his automobile by claiming it as exempt under 11 U.S.C. § 522(f)(2)(B) as a “tool of the trade” essential for continuation of his occupational pursuits.
It is undisputed that the plaintiff, Credi-thrift of America, Inc., holds a non-posses-sory, non-purchase money security interest in the automobile of the debtor, Donald Dubrock. The balance outstanding on the debt secured by the automobile, a 1974 Cadillac, is $4,760.00.
Support for Dubrock’s contention that his…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Matter of Willis C. Pioch, Bankrupt, Willis C. PiochCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1956
- Credithrift of America, Inc. v. Meyers (In Re Meyers)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Michigan · 1980
- In Re HillUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Ohio · 1980
- Dowd v. HeusonSupreme Court of Kansas · 1927
- Gunn v. Credit Service CorporationLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1950
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3Cited by48 opinions
- Peter C. Augustine and Nancy L. Augustine v. United States of America, United States Department of Agriculture, Farmers Home AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1982
- In Re DipalmaUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Massachusetts · 1982
- Yoder v. United States (In Re Yoder)United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1983
- In Re Curtis Neal Heape and Billie Jean Heape, Debtors. Curtis Neal Heape and Billie Jean Heape, Debtors-Appellants v. Citadel Bank of IndependenceCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1989
- Walkington v. Production Credit Ass'n (In Re Walkington)United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Michigan · 1984
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