Legal Opinion

In Re Heard

United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Kentucky

Decided November 7, 1980No. 19-30624PublishedCited by 33 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

MERRITT S. DEITZ, Jr., Bankruptcy Judge.

Here we further contribute to the growing body of literature on “good faith” as an essential component of a Chapter 13 plan for the adjustment of debts. The adverb “further” should be read in its full federal context, for this “good faith” case is the first to be decided in this district,. 1

Specifically at issue is the so-called “nominal payment” plan, in which unsecured creditors are paid little or nothing in the debtor’s effort toward rehabilitation. The Court’s duty is to determine whether such a plan is “in good faith” as…

2Cases cited44 opinions

In Re IacovoniUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Utah · 1980
In Re Stuart R. And Shiela M. Terry, Debtors, A. L. Tenney, Trustee v. Stuart R. And Shiela M. Terry, DebtorsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1980
In Re BeaverUnited States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. California · 1980
Cleveland Trust Co. v. Keckler (In Re Keckler)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Ohio · 1980
Matter of MarlowUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 1980

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3Cited by33 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 Charles E. Kitchens and Olivia L. Kitchens, Bankrupt. Charles E. Kitchens and Olivia L. Kitchens v. Georgia Railroad Bank and Trust CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983
Georgia Railroad Bank & Trust Co. v. Kull (In Re Kull)District Court, S.D. Georgia · 1981
In Re GreerUnited States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. California · 1986
Bank of America National Trust & Savings Ass'n v. Slade (In Re Slade)United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit · 1981

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