Legal Opinion
Tower Credit, Incorporated v. Martin Schott
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 13, 2017No. 16-30274PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES L. DENNIS, Circuit Judge:'
In 2009, Tower Credit, Incorporated, obtained a money judgment in a Louisiana state court against Christon Jackson. Seeking to collect, Tower obtained a garnishment order, served it on Jackson’s employer on January 19, 2012, and began collecting Jackson’s garnished wages. On November 17, 2012, Jackson filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Louisiana. The bankruptcy court appointed Martin Schott as trustee to administer Jackson’s estate. In 2014, the trustee initiated this adversary action,…
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