Abt v. Household Finance Co. (In Re Abt)

OPINION

EMIL F. GOLDHABER, Bankruptcy Judge:

The three issues before us in this case are (1) whether a creditor should be held in contempt for repossessing a debtor’s motor vehicle after a debtor files a petition for relief where the creditor had no actual knowledge of the filing; (2) whether that creditor should be held in contempt for failure to return the vehicle to the debtor’s possession once the creditor became aware of the filing; and (3) whether the debtor can avoid the security interest of the creditor in the motor vehicle pursuant to Section 522(f)(2)(A) of the Bankruptcy Code. We…