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General Motors Acceptance Corp. v. Bell (In Re Bell)

District Court, E.D. Michigan

Decided September 3, 1981No. Civ. A. No. 81-70717, Bankruptcy No. 80-01510 BPublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

PHILIP PRATT, District Judge.

This case presents an appeal from an order of the Bankruptcy Court issued February 5,1981, 8 B.R. 549. In that order the lower court denied appellant’s, General Motors Acceptance Corporation (hereinafter GMAC), request to reclaim a 1978 Chevrolet van. The parties have briefed the issues, with National Bank of Detroit filing an amicus curiae brief, and a hearing was held on July 9, 1981.

Appellees, Thomas and Margaret Bell, purchased the van with a loan from GMAC. Under the Retail Installment Contract the Bells were personally liable on…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Pepper v. LittonSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
  2. Louisville Joint Stock Land Bank v. RadfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
  3. In the Matter of Mobile Steel Company, Debtor. Elaine E. Benjamin v. Lester Y. Diamond, as Trustee in Bankruptcy for Mobile Steel, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
  4. United States v. Mississippi Valley Generating Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1961
  5. In the Matter of Multiponics, Incorporated, Bankrupt. MacHinery Rental, Inc. And Carl Biehl v. William W. Herpel, TrusteeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. In Re Thomas Howard Bell and Margaret Louise Bell, Debtors. General Motors Acceptance Corporation v. Thomas Howard Bell and Margaret Louise BellCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1983
  2. Riggs National Bank of Washington, D.C. v. John Gillis Perry, Jr., in Re John Gillis Perry, Jr., DebtorCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1984
  3. Polk County Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n of Des Moines v. Weathers (In Re Weathers)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Kansas · 1981
  4. General Motors Acceptance Corp. v. Rose (In Re Rose)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. New Jersey · 1982
  5. Waterfield Mortgage Co. v. Cassi (In Re Cassi)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Indiana · 1982

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