Transamerica Financial Services v. Matthews (In Re Matthews)
United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HUGHES, Bankruptcy Judge:
Transamerica Financial Services appeals from orders fixing the value of an automobile for purposes of redemption, 11 U.S.C. § 722, and avoiding security interests in a television set and a piano, 11 U.S.C. § 522(f)(2). We affirm the valuation as not clearly erroneous but reverse the lien avoidance order.
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Mr. and Mrs. Matthews borrowed $4548 from appellants on September 1, 1978. None of the loan proceeds were disbursed to the debtors; instead, Transamerica paid $2058 to O’Keefe’s Furniture for a television set and $2000 to Baldwin Music for a piano. The balance…
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