Nefferdorf v. Federal National Mortgage Ass'n (In Re Nefferdorf)

MEMORANDUM

CLIFFORD SCOTT GREEN, District Judge.

Debtor-appellant, Margaret Nefferdorf, appeals the order of the bankruptcy court that dismissed her complaint for declaratory relief brought pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 506(a) and (d). Mrs. Nefferdorf, whose petition for relief was filed under Chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code, sought a declaration that the mortgage lien of appellee, Federal National Mortgage Association, was void to the extent that it exceeded the value of debtor’s real property located at 3441 Hurley Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Mrs. Nefferdorf and her husband purchased said…