Legal Opinion
Bell-Tel Federal Credit Union v. Kalter
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided June 7, 2002No. 01-10417, 01-13326PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARCUS, Circuit Judge:
These two cases have been consolidated on appeal because they raise the same issue: whether, during bankruptcy proceedings, a debtor can compel a secured creditor to turn over a vehicle repossessed before the debtor filed his bankruptcy petition. Debtors-Appellants Thomas and Debra Kalter and Debtor-Appellant Matthew Chiodo (“the Debtors”) argue that the district court erred in finding that their vehicles, repossessed prepetition by Creditor-Appellee Bell-Tel Federal Credit Union and Creditor-Appellee Tidewater Finance Company (“the Creditors”), respectively, were not…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Butner v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Lewis v. Manufacturers National Bank of DetroitSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Charles R. Hall Motors, Inc. v. LewisCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1998
- United States v. CarrellCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2001
- United States v. Royan McLymontCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1995
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