Introducing ATLASLearn more
Legal Opinion

Matter of Lewis

United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Alabama

Decided July 28, 1982No. 19-80320PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

STEPHEN B. COLEMAN, Bankruptcy Judge.

This case illustrates how ineffective theory can be in the practical application of the Code to a wage earners’s need for prompt relief. When an employee finds his wages withheld by garnishment and his ability to support his family threatened, he seeks relief in bankruptcy in desperation. Proverbially, he has exhausted his remedies under state laws, which are in the main creditor oriented, and his lone hope lies in the Bank ruptcy Court. Section 67(a) of the Bankruptcy Act was a powerful instrument for such relief — a speedy and effective remedy. 1

It…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Northern Pipeline Construction Co. v. Marathon Pipe Line Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
  2. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad v. HallSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
  3. Fischer v. Pauline Oil & Gas Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1940
  4. Cox v. General Electric Credit Corp. (In Re Cox)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Maryland · 1981
  5. Baum v. United Virginia Bank (In Re Baum)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Virginia · 1981

10 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Tabita v. Internal Revenue Service (In Re Tabita)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1984
  2. White v. Stephens (In Re Stephens)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Alabama · 1984
  3. Harville v. Morris (In Re Harville)United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Kentucky · 1986
  4. Credit Bureau of Hopkinsville, Inc. v. Richardson (In Re Richardson)United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Tennessee · 1985
  5. In Re WilliamsUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Georgia · 2011

7 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

View API DocsGet API Key

Powered by the Exa API