Legal Opinion
Carpenter v. Farm Credit Services of Mid-America
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided September 1, 1995No. 56S05-9509-CV-1024PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ON PETITION TO TRANSFER
DeBRULER, Justice.
This case comes to us on a petition to transfer. Ind.Appelliate Rule 11(B). The Court of Appeals issued an order dismissing the appeal on the basis that appellants' bank-ruptey filing had mooted their appeal. Appellants Bill J. Carpenter and the Estate of Ann C. Carpenter 1 present an issue of first impression for this Court: whether the filing of bankruptey in the federal system moots an appeal in a state court action on a debt, where the appeal is sought by the debtor.
On March 4, 1988, Carpenter Farms, Inc. ("CFI") and the Carpenters executed and…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Ocean Cape Hotel Corp. v. Masefield Corp.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1960
- Anthony R. Martin-Trigona v. Champion Federal Savings And Loan AssociationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989
- In Re Odd Lyngholm, Debtor. Michael Dean Chaussee v. Odd LyngholmCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1994
- In THE MATTER OF CARROLL v. GaddySupreme Court of South Carolina · 1988
- In Re FreeseUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Iowa · 1990
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- Shah v. Glendale Federal BankCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1996
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- McGuire v. Century Surety Co.Indiana Court of Appeals · 2007
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