Legal Opinion
Sokolowski v. BankBoston (In Re Sokolowski)
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Connecticut
Decided June 29, 1998No. 17-31866PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION
ROBERT L. KRECHEVSKY, Bankruptcy Judge.
ISSUE
The issue in this matter is the enforceability, after a debtor’s Chapter 7 case has closed, of two clauses in a retail installment contract (“the contract”), secured by the debtor’s automobile, providing that a bankruptcy filing by the buyer is an event of default permitting repossession of the automobile. Cynthia L. Sokolowski, the debtor (“the debtor”), has raised the issue in a complaint she filed against BankBoston (“the Bank”), the holder of the contract. The complaint seeks a declaratory judgment and an injunction…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- In Re Brian K. Boodrow, Debtor. Capital Communications Federal Credit Union v. Brian K. BoodrowCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1997
- 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
- In Re Budd George Belanger, Janice Leigh Belanger, Debtors. Home Owners Funding Corporation of America v. Budd George Belanger Janice Leigh BelangerCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1992
- 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
- General Motors Acceptance Corp. v. Rose (In Re Rose)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. New Jersey · 1982
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3Cited by1 opinion
- In Re Sokolowski Debtor, Bankboston, N.A., Appellant-Cross-Appellee v. Cynthia L. Sokolowski, Appellee-Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2000