Legal Opinion

Pyatt v. Brown (In Re Pyatt)

United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Eighth Circuit

Decided August 31, 2006No. 06-6004EMPublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

VENTERS, Bankruptcy Judge.

This is an appeal of the bankruptcy court’s order granting the chapter 7 trustee’s motion for the turnover of funds transferred from the Debtor’s bank account postpetition for the payment of checks delivered to creditors prepetition. We have jurisdiction over this appeal pur*784suant to 28 U.S.C. § 158(b). For the reasons set forth below, we reverse the decision of the bankruptcy court.

I.STANDARD OF REVIEW

We review findings of fact for clear error and conclusions of law de novo.1 The issue on appeal — -whether the Debtor is responsible for certain postpetition transfers…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Barnhill v. JohnsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
  2. Maggio v. ZeitzSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
  3. The First National Bank of Clinton v. Vance Julian, Trustee in Bankruptcy of Roby C. Woody, D/B/A Woody Motor Company, BankruptCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1967
  4. Boyer v. Davis (In Re U.S.A. Diversified Products, Inc.)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Indiana · 1995
  5. Kelley v. Jeter (In Re Jeter)United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Eighth Circuit · 2001

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. In Re Gary Wayne Pyatt, Debtor. Tracy Brown v. Gary Wayne Pyatt, Robert J. Blackwell, Chapter 7 Trustee Rice Pete Burns, Chapter 7 Trustee James Cole, Chapter 7 Trustee Fredrich J. Cruse, Chapter 7 Trustee Rebert E. Eggmann, Chapter 7 Trustee Janice A. Harder, Chapter 7 Trustee Charles W. Riske, Chapter 7 Trustee Leslie A. Davis, Chapter 7 Trustee National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees, Amici on Behalf of National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys, Amicus on Behalf OfCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2007
  2. Rosen v. Dahan (In Re Minh Vu Hoang)District Court, D. Maryland · 2012
  3. Yoon v. Minter-HigginsDistrict Court, N.D. Indiana · 2008
  4. Rice v. Johnson (In Re Johnson)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Arkansas · 2007
  5. In Re Minter-HigginsUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Indiana · 2007

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