Legal Opinion
In Re Gerard Robert VAN DER HEIDE, Debtor. Gerard Robert Van Der Heide, Appellant, v. John v. LaBarge, Jr., Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided March 8, 1999No. 98-2201PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HEANEY, Circuit Judge.
The bankruptcy court denied confirmation of Gerard Robert Van Der Heide’s Chapter 13 plan on the grounds that it did not satisfy the “best interests of creditors” test and the bankruptcy appellate panel affirmed. Because both the bankruptcy court and appellate panel misconstrued our holding in Garner v. Strauss (In re Garner), 952 F.2d 232 (8th Cir.1991), we reverse and remand.
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On January 7, 1997, Van Der Heide filed his Chapter 13 petition. At the time of filing, general unsecured creditors claimed that Van Der Heide and his nonfiling wife owed approximately $23,180. In…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Butner v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- In Re Franklin J. Garner, Jr., Debtor. Frank Garner, Margie Garner v. Bruce Strauss, TrusteeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1991
- Ronollo v. JacobsSupreme Court of Missouri · 1989
- In Re SumyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1985
- Lashley v. Fuhrer (In Re Lashley)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Missouri · 1997
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3Cited by20 opinions
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