Legal Opinion
Barnes v. American General Finance (In Re Barnes)
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided March 5, 1997No. 13-49137PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
JACK B. SCHMETTERER, Bankruptcy Judge.
This Adversary proceeding relates to bankruptcy proceedings filed by David and Cynthia Barnes (“Debtors”) under Chapter 13 of the Bankruptcy Code (the “Code”), 11 U.S.C. § 101 et seq. Debtors seek an order under 11 U.S.C. § 506(a) and (d) entirely avoiding and stripping away the lien of American General Finance (“AGF” or “Creditor”), granting Debtors’ objection to the secured status of Creditor’s claim, and awarding attorney’s fees and costs. AGF has moved for dismissal of the Complaint and Adversary proceeding. Each party filed briefs…
2Cases cited24 opinions
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- Thomas Corcoran v. Chicago Park District, a Municipal Corporation, and Jesse MadisonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989
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