Legal Opinion

Superior Propane v. Zartun (In Re Zartun)

United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit

Decided June 13, 1983No. BAP No. EC-82-1187, Bankruptcy No. 281-04439-11-DPublishedCited by 34 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

HUGHES, Bankruptcy Judge:

Superior Propane appeals from an order holding it in contempt for violation of the automatic stay, 11 U.S.C. § 362(a), and ordering it to pay the debtor $549 in damages and $1095 in attorney fees. We modify the order and affirm as modified.

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Appellant leased a 500 gallon tank to the debtors for storing the propane that it sold. Installation charges and the first year’s rental came close to $400. Shortly after installation in April 1981, the Zartuns were supplied additional propane at a cost of $264, which amount was paid 10 days later. On July 1, 1981, the…

2Cases cited8 opinions

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  3. In Re Fidelity Mortgage Investors, Debtor. Fidelity Mortgage Investors, Applicant-Appellee v. Camelia Builders, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1977
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3Cited by34 opinions

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  3. Ramirez v. Fuselier (In Re Ramirez)United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit · 1995
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  5. Dubin v. Jakobowski (In Re Stephen W. Grosse, P.C.)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1988

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