Legal Opinion
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. v. Bellamy (In Re Bellamy)
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided June 26, 1991No. Civ. 5-91-00052 (WWE)PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RULING ON APPEAL FROM AN ORDER OF THE BANKRUPTCY COURT
EGINTON, District Judge.
I. Standard of Appellate Review
The issue on appeal concerns the Bankruptcy Court’s statutory interpretation of 11 U.S.C. § 1322 and 11 U.S.C. § 506. Under Bankruptcy Rule 8013, the reviewing court must make an independent evaluation of the question of law. Therefore, the applicable standard of appellate review is de novo. Truck Drivers Local 807 v. Carey Transportation Inc., 816 F.2d 82, 88 (2d Cir.1987).
II. Background
The following facts are not in dispute. On May 24, 1987, debtors Jimmie and Cynthia Bellamy…
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