Legal Opinion

Growe v. AT & T Universal Card Services (In Re Adams)

United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Maine

Decided November 18, 1999No. 19-20137PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Memorandum of Decision

JAMES B. HAINES Jr., Chief Judge.

Submitted on a stipulated record is the Chapter 7 trustee’s complaint invoking U.S. Bankruptcy Code § 547(b) 1 to avoid the transfer of $3956.80 by the debtor, Tina Adams, to the defendant, AT & T Universal Card Services (“AT & T”), approximately one month before she filed her bankruptcy petition. For the reasons below, I conclude that the trustee may avoid the transfer as a preference. 2

Facts

In its entirety, the parties’ stipulation provides:

1. Debtor filed a voluntary petition under Chapter 7 on March 27, 1998.

2. Debtor had antecedent…

2Cases cited10 opinions

In the Matter of Joseph D. Smith, Doing Business as J.D. Management Services and G.L. Properties, Debtor. Appeal of David R. Boyer, TrusteeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
In Re N. Eddie Montgomery and Southland Escrow Services, Inc., Consolidated Debtors. John C. McLemore Trustee v. Third National Bank in NashvilleCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1993
In Re Kemp Pacific Fisheries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1994
In Re HeitkampCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1998
Lingley v. Stuart Shaines, Inc. (In Re Acme-Dunham Inc.)District Court, D. Maine · 1985

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