Legal Opinion
Mitchell v. BankIllinois
District Court, S.D. Texas
Decided July 28, 2004No. CIV.A. H-02-3834PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
ROSENTHAL, District Judge.
Appellant Banklllinois financed debt- or/appellee Georgina Mitchell’s purchase of an automobile in 2000. On March 12, 2002, Banklllinois repossessed Mitchell’s vehicle for failure to make payments. Later that same day, Mitchell filed for bankruptcy protection under Chapter 13 of the Bankruptcy Code. Mitchell demanded that Banklllinois return her vehicle, but Bank-lllinois refused. Mitchell filed a Complaint for Turnover and for Damages in the bankruptcy court. The court found that the vehicle was property of the bankruptcy estate under 11 U.S.C. §…
2Cases cited41 opinions
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3Cited by18 opinions
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