Legal Opinion

Ginter v. Alliant Bank (In Re Ginter)

United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Eighth Circuit

Decided September 14, 2006No. 06-6026 WMPublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SCHERMER, Bankruptcy Judge.

Trent Dales Ginter (“Debtor”) appeals an order of the bankruptcy court denying his motion to avoid the lien of Alliant Bank, Boonville (“Creditor”) in certain tools of the Debtor’s trade on the grounds of res judicata and judicial estoppel. We have jurisdiction over this appeal from the final order of the bankruptcy court. See 28 U.S.C. § 158(b). For the reasons stated below, we reverse.

ISSUE

The issue on appeal is whether the doctrines of res judicata and judicial estoppel prevent the Debtor from avoiding the Creditor’s nonpossessory, nonpurchasemoney security…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Parklane Hosiery Co. v. ShoreSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. New Hampshire v. MaineSupreme Court of the United States · 2001
  3. Arizona v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  4. Samuel Stallings v. Hussmann Corporation Brian GroningerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2006
  5. Thomas F. Lovell v. James G. Mixon, TrusteeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1983

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3Cited by6 opinions

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  2. Sears v. Sears (In re AFY, Inc.)United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Eighth Circuit · 2017
  3. Kaler v. Kana (In re Kana)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. North Dakota · 2012
  4. In Re IngramBankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Sixth Circuit · 2010
  5. Robert A. Sears v. Rhett SearsUnited States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Eighth Circuit · 2017

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