Legal Opinion
Fitzgerald v. Davis
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided March 7, 1984No. Nos. 83-1456, 83-1462PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Per curiam
Nick T. Davis and Amelia Davis, judgment lien creditors, appeal, and Lawrence B. Fitzgerald and Janet A. Fitzgerald, bankrupts, cross-appeal, assigning errors to the bankruptcy court’s application of 11 U.S.C. § 522(f). We vacate the orders and remand the cases for further proceedings.
The Fitzgeralds filed for bankruptcy under Chapter 7 after the Davises obtained a $13,360.00 judgment against them. They later initiated the present proceedings to avoid the Davises’ judgment lien under 11 U.S.C. § 522(f). This section states: “[T]he debtor may avoid the fixing of a lien on an interest of the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- United States v. FruehaufSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Fitzgerald v. Davis (In Re Fitzgerald)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Virginia · 1983
3Cited by15 opinions
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