Legal Opinion

American Bank & Trust Co. of Pa. v. Lipsey (In Re Lipsey)

United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania

Decided June 26, 1984No. 19-11352PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

EMIL F. GOLDHABER, Bankruptcy Judge.

The issue at bench is whether a debt incurred by a debtor through the use of his credit cards within seven months preceding the filing of his petition for relief under chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code (“the Code”) is nondischargeable pursuant to § 523(a)(2)(A) of the Code. We conclude that, under the circumstances of this case, the debt is nondischargeable.

The facts of the case are as follows: 1 Darrell W. Lipsey (“the debtor”) was issued a Master Card charge plate (“Master Card”) and a Visa charge plate (“Visa Card”) by American Bank and Trust…

2Cases cited15 opinions

In the Matter of Martin M. Decker and Kathleen H. Decker, Individually and Jointly, Bankrupts. Appeal of Martin M. DeckerCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1979
H. C. Prange Co. v. Schnore (In Re Schnore)United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Wisconsin · 1981
Strawbridge & Clothier v. Caivarelli (In Re Ciavarelli)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1982
Ranier Bank v. Poteet (In Re Poteet)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Texas · 1981
First National Bank & Trust Co. in MacOn v. Stewart (In Re Stewart)United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Georgia · 1980

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3Cited by23 opinions

Sears v. Faulk (In Re Faulk)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Indiana · 1986
Montgomery Ward & Co. v. Blackburn (In Re Blackburn)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Indiana · 1987
Chase Manhattan Bank (U.S.A.) N.A. v. Carpenter (In re Carpenter)District Court, D. Georgia · 1985
Volk of Philadelphia, Inc. v. Gelfand (In Re Gelfand)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1985
Bank One Columbus, N.A. v. McDonald (In Re McDonald)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1994

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