Legal Opinion
Kretzer v. DFW Federal Credit Union (In Re Kretzer)
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Nevada
Decided April 19, 1985No. 19-10466PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM DECISION
ROBERT CLIVE JONES, Bankruptcy Judge.
The debtors, Jonas Albert Kretzer and Betty Ann Kretzer, brought this action to recover damages caused by the defendant DFW Federal Credit Union’s (DFW) wrongful repossession of their 1980 Ford pickup truck. The Court must decide whether repossession of exempt property after the debtors discharge violates the automatic stay.
In late 1979, the debtors purchased a 1980 Ford pickup truck using funds borrowed from DFW. The debtors gave DFW a properly perfected security interest in the truck.
The debtors filed their voluntary Chapter 7 petition…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- In Re CruseturnerUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Utah · 1981
- Berry v. Dial Consumer Discount Co. (In Re Berry)United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1981
- Matter of GullicksonUnited States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Wisconsin · 1984
- Matter of WiesnerUnited States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Wisconsin · 1984
- Lynn v. Darke (In Re Darke)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Michigan · 1982
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3Cited by29 opinions
- First of America Bank v. Gaylor (In Re Gaylor)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Michigan · 1991
- Hyman v. Plotkin (In Re Hyman)United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit · 1991
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- K. Dale Wissman, Sheryll Wissman v. Pittsburgh National BankCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1991
- In the Matter of Adelle M. Sherk, Debtor. Adelle M. Sherk, and Ted R. Cackowski v. Texas Bankers Life & Loan Insurance Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990
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