Legal Opinion

In Re McNeil

United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania

Decided June 24, 1991No. 14-17812PublishedCited by 32 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

DAVID A. SCHOLL, Bankruptcy Judge.

A. INTRODUCTION

The instant contested matter presents the issue of whether a pre-petition secured creditor’s demand of $610.40 for “special damages,” incidental to its claim in a post-discharge state-court replevin suit seeking recovery of its collateral, constitutes a violation of the discharge injunction of 11 U.S.C. § 524(a). We disagree with the secured creditor’s assertion that this demand, asserted as compensation for attorneys’ fees and repossession costs incidental to pursuing its replevin action, necessarily arose post-petition simply because…

2Cases cited49 opinions

  1. Johnson v. Home State BankSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  2. Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare v. DavenportSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  3. In The Matter Of M. Frenville Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1985
  4. Grady v. A.H. Robins Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1988
  5. In the Matter of Judy Emely Edwards, Also Known as Judy Emely Glass, Debtor-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990

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3Cited by32 opinions

  1. In Re AntoniousUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2007
  2. In Re Lease-A-Fleet, Inc.United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1992
  3. Frankel v. Strayer (In Re Frankel)United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 2008
  4. In Re GerlingUnited States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Missouri · 1994
  5. In Re LairUnited States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Louisiana · 1999

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