Legal Opinion
In Re Hinkle
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Maryland
Decided February 24, 1981No. 16-10569PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
HARVEY M. LEBOWITZ, Bankruptcy Judge.
In this case the Court is called upon to approve the application of the Debtor, Susan Lorene Hinkle, to reaffirm a debt pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 524(c)(4). This procedure is new under the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978, Pub.L. 95-598, 92 Stat. 2683 (1978) (codified at 11 U.S.C. §§ 101-1330 (Supp. Ill 1979) (the “Code”). Under the Bankruptcy Act of 1898, as amended, former Title 11 U.S.C. §§ 1-1103 (the “Act”), an agreement reaffirming a discharged debt was fully enforceable without court approval. As a result, creditors frequently…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Davis v. Aetna Acceptance Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1934
- Tinker v. ColwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1904
- Grand Piano & Furniture Co. v. Hodges (In Re Hodges)United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Virginia · 1980
- Bankr. L. Rep. P 67,025 in Re Billy F. McGinnis Bankrupt. Bank of Meeker v. Billy F. McGinnisCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1978
3Cited by30 opinions
- Betty L. Perkins and Harry A. Perkins v. Thomas L. ScharffeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1987
- Leeb v. Guy (In Re Guy)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Indiana · 1988
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- Ford Motor Credit Co. v. Klix (In Re Klix)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Michigan · 1982
- West Springfield M. E. Credit Union v. Finnie (In Re Finnie)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Massachusetts · 1981
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