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In Re Dale Edward Carmen & Madeline Elizabeth Carmen, Debtors. Thorp Credit, Inc. v. Dale Edward Carmen, Madeline Elizabeth Carmen

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided December 9, 1983No. 82-3479PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CONTIE, Circuit Judge.

Thorp Credit, Inc. (Thorp) appeals from a district court judgment upholding an award of attorney’s fees by the bankruptcy court to defendants pursuant' to § 523(d) of the Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. § 523(d). The sole issue on appeal is whether the bankruptcy court erred as a matter of law in awarding attorney’s fees to the debtors in this case. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.

Thorp was a consumer-creditor of the Carmens. In August 1981, the Carmens filed their bankruptcy petition.1 In September 1981, Thorp filed a complaint pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(2)(B)…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Alyeska Pipeline Service Co. v. Wilderness SocietySupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  2. Montana v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Commissioner v. SunnenSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
  4. Camden National Bank v. Archangeli (In Re Archangeli)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Maine · 1980
  5. Beneficial Finance Co. of Connecticut v. Majewski (In Re Majewski)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Connecticut · 1981

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3Cited by24 opinions

  1. In the Matter of Robert P. Jordan, Debtor. Robert P. Jordan and Wesley Ann Jordan v. Southeast National BankCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1991
  2. 12 Collier bankr.cas.2d 1129, Bankr. L. Rep. P 70,542 in Re Bill J. Martin and Brenda K. Martin, Debtors. Bill Martin and Brenda Martin, Cross-Appellees v. Bank of Germantown, Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1985
  3. American Savings Bank v. Harvey (In Re Harvey)United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit · 1994
  4. Chevy Chase, F.S.B. v. Kullgren (In Re Kullgren)United States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. California · 1990
  5. Martin v. Bank of GermantownCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1985

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