LaSonde v. A & E Real Estate Sales & Management, Inc.

Judge Harold R. Banke.

The underlying case arose after A & E Real Estate Sales & Management, Inc. (“A & E”) sought a writ of possession against Mary B. LaSonde, a tenant. LaSonde answered and counterclaimed for $15,000. Shortly thereafter, Jack LaSonde, her husband, successfully moved to be joined as a party defendant. While the case was pending, the LaSondes moved to stay the proceedings claiming that Jack LaSonde had filed a Chapter 13 bankruptcy petition. They asserted that Jack LaSonde’s bankruptcy filing entitled Mary B. LaSonde, as his co-debtor, to an automatic stay.

When neither Mary…