Legal Opinion
Huennekens v. Abruzzese (In Re Abruzzese)
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided July 29, 1999No. 19-70024PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
DOUGLAS 0. TICE, Jr., Chief Judge.
On June 14, 1999, the court held trial on the trustee’s complaint to determine the validity, extent and priority of a lien claimed by Mercury Finance Company of Virginia (Mercury Finance) on the debtors’ 1995 Pontiac van. The trustee’s position is that the lien constitutes an avoidable preference entitling the trustee to priority. Although named as defendants, the debtors took no part in the trial.
For reasons stated in the opinion, the court finds that Mercury Finance’s security interest attached more than 90 days before the debtors filed…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Bain v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1974
- Richlands National Bank v. SmithDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 1983
- Toyota Motor Credit Corp. v. C.L. Hyman Auto Wholesale, Inc.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1998
- General Electric Capital Corp. v. Spring Grove Transport, Inc. (In Re Spring Grove Transport, Inc.)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Virginia · 1996
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