Legal Opinion
In Re Piercy
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Kentucky
Decided April 1, 1982No. 19-50142PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
MERRITT S. DEITZ, Jr., Bankruptcy Judge.
The interface of two statutory schemes of debtor protection — the Truth in Lending Act and the Bankruptcy Code — will be considered in this case. The issues, broadly stated, are (1) whether the creditor made adequate disclosure of certain protections retained by him under the contract, and (2) if not, whether the debtor’s right to avoid the contract is altered in any way by his having taken bankruptcy.
On April 21, 1978, the debtors contracted with Kentuckiana Trane for the purchase and installation of an air conditioner. The…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Eugene Roosevelt Powers and Lila Virginia Powers v. Sims and LevinCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1976
- Austin C. Palmer and Helen M. Palmer, Husband and Wife v. Gladys S. WilsonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1974
- James A. Rudisell v. The Fifth Third BankCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1980
- Sellers v. WollmanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- Richard Gennuso v. Commercial Bank & Trust CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1977
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Celona v. Equitable National BankDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1989
- Apaydin v. Citibank Federal Savings Bank (In Re Apayin)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1996
- Celona v. Equitable National Bank (In Re Celona)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1988
- Tucker v. Mid-Penn Consumer Discount Co. (In Re Tucker)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1987
- Thorp Loan & Thrift Co. v. Buckles (In Re Buckles )United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Minnesota · 1995
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