Legal Opinion
In the Matter of Raymond M. Pine, Jr. And Darlene K. Pine, Debtors. Appeal of Barry M. Barash
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 25, 1983No. 82-1692PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
The issue on this appeal is the reasonableness of an award of attorney’s fees under 15 U.S.C. § 1640(a)(3), a part of the Truth in Lending Act. The appellant, Barash, as trustee of an estate in bankruptcy, sued the appellee, Gale Employees Credit Union, for two violations of the Act, seeking statutory damages of $2,000 under 15 U.S.C. § 1640(a)(2)(A), and won a judgment for that amount in bankruptcy court. The district court reversed with respect to one of the violations, and Barash appealed to this court, which reversed the district court and reinstated the bankruptcy…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- John Mirabal and Sharon Mirabal v. General Motors Acceptance Corporation, a Corporation, and Ed Murphy Buick-Opel, Inc., a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1978
- Francis Muscare v. Robert J. Quinn, Commissioner of the Chicago Fire DepartmentCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982
- Melvin McGowan v. King, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Barry M. Barash, Chapter 7, Trustee for Raymond M. Pine, Jr. v. Gale Employees Credit Union, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1981
3Cited by17 opinions
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- In the Matter of John A. Maurice, Debtor. Appeal of Kenneth A. KozelCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1995
- Losurdo Bros. v. Arkin Distributing Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1984
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