Legal Opinion
Baker v. GFC Corp. (In Re Baker)
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Missouri
Decided July 31, 1980No. 14-50623PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER CONSOLIDATING CERTAIN CASES IN WHICH MOTIONS TO AVOID LIENS UNDER 11 U.S.C. § 522(f) HAVE BEEN FILED; ORDER FINDING STATUTE CONSTITUTIONAL AS TO LIENS VESTING PRIOR TO EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE BANKRUPTCY REFORM ACT OF 1978; ORDER GRANTING MOTIONS TO AVOID LIENS
In all the cases now at bar, the defendants have raised the issue of the constitutionality of § 522(f) of the Bankruptcy Code, granting debtors the right to avoid judicial liens or nonpossessory nonpurchase money liens on certain property which is exempt under § 522(d) of the Code, 1 as it applies to liens which vested prior to the…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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3Cited by28 opinions
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