Legal Opinion

In Re Stellman

United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Idaho

Decided August 11, 1999No. 19-40189PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OF DECISION AND ORDER

TERRY L. MYERS, Bankruptcy Judge.

This chapter 13 case presents issues regarding the treatment, under the Bank ruptcy Code and applicable non-bankruptcy law, of consumer “rent-to-own” contracts.

BACKGROUND

Mary Stellman (“Debtor”) filed her voluntary chapter 13 petition for relief on March 2, 1999. Prior to filing, Debtor entered into several “Rental Purchase Agreements” with Creditor Central Renb-To-Own (“Central”). Those rental purchase agreements can be summarized as follows:

Date Contract No. Property Description Length 1 Monthly Payment Amounts 2

05/13/98 12052…

2Cases cited10 opinions

Butner v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
In Re Keith Alan Powers, Debtor. Keith Alan Powers v. Royce Inc., D/B/A Royce RentalsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
In Re MorrisUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Missouri · 1992
In Re RiggUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Texas · 1996
In Re BarnhillUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. South Carolina · 1992

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3Cited by3 opinions

In Re EstesUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Idaho · 2000
KFJ Enterprises, LLC v. Rembert (In Re Rembert)United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 2003
In Re KnowlesUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Kentucky · 2000