Legal Opinion
In Re Lopez Melendez
District Court, D. Puerto Rico
Decided September 16, 1992No. Civ. No. 92-1295 (JAF), Bankruptcy No. 90-03751 SEKPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
FUSTE, District Judge.
This is an appeal from a bankruptcy court order. This court has jurisdiction over it under 28 U.S.C. § 158(a). The appeal presents the question of whether the signature of one spouse on a promissory note establishing a loan makes her personally liable for a debt as a co-debtor 1 when her spouse files for bankruptcy under Chapter 13 of the Bankruptcy Code.
Facts
Natanael Lopez Melendez filed for personal bankruptcy under Chapter 13 on October 10, 1990. He filed a plan dated October 4, 1990 which, pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 1322, proposed two classifications…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Pauneto Rivera v. Núñez BorgesSupreme Court of Puerto Rico · 1984
- International Charter Mortgage Corp. v. Registrador de la Propiedad de Puerto RicoSupreme Court of Puerto Rico · 1981
- Federal Deposit Insurance v. Consolidated Mortgage & Finance Corp.District Court, D. Puerto Rico · 1988
- In Re CooperUnited States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. California · 1980
- Federal Deposit Ins. Corp. v. Alvarez LauDistrict Court, D. Puerto Rico · 1988
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3Cited by3 opinions
- In Re ZersenDistrict Court, W.D. Wisconsin · 1995
- Gonzalez v. RiveraDistrict Court, D. Puerto Rico · 1997
- In re: Luz Celesia Ortiz Ortiz v. Maria Isabel Ramos Perez, et al.United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Puerto Rico · 2011