Legal Opinion
In Re Lippolis
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided December 12, 1997No. 19-11330PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DAVID A. SCHOLL, Chief Judge.
A INTRODUCTION
The instant contested matter presents the issue of whether non-mortgagor debtors who are deeded real estate shortly before filing bankruptcy may reasonably attain confirmation of a Chapter 13 plan wherein they propose to step into the shoes of the mortgagor and cure the mortgage arrears. We believe that they can, in light of pertinent Pennsylvania law protecting the rights of “terre tenants” and 1994 Bankruptcy Code amendments broadening debtors’ rights to cure mortgage defaults. Therefore, while the seemingly contrived manner in which the…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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- In Re Ernest R. Lilley, Jr., Debtor. Ernest R. Lilley, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1996
- In Re HammondCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1994
- First National Fidelity Corp. v. Ruth Perry, Robert M. Wood, TrusteeCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1991
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Bank of America, N.A. v. Garcia (In Re Garcia)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Arizona · 2002
- In Re AllenDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2003
- Matter of LippolisDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1998