Legal Opinion
Tucker v. Mid-Penn Consumer Discount Co. (In Re Tucker)
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided June 18, 1987No. 15-14468PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DAVID A. SCHOLL, Bankruptcy Judge.
A. INTRODUCTION AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
Our decision-making process in the instant adversarial proceeding fully illustrates that, as judges, we must interpret the law as we find it, and grant such relief and only such relief as the law allows and that the parties, by their pleadings, amplified by their arguments, may request, rather than what might appear “fair.” In the first claim in her Complaint Objecting to Secured Claim and Seeking Damages, filed by the Debtor in this Chapter 13 case on December 3, 1986, the Debtor requests what seems “fair,” i.e.,…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- In Re Meade Land and Development Co., Inc. Appeal of Eastgate Enterprises, IncCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1975
- Richard Gennuso v. Commercial Bank & Trust CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1977
- Russell v. Fidelity Consumer Discount Co. (In Re Russell)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1987
- In Re JablonskiUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1987
- Jungkurth v. Eastern Financial Services, Inc. (In Re Rhoda Jungkurth)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1987
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3Cited by28 opinions
- Smith v. Fidelity Consumer Discount Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1989
- Celona v. Equitable National Bank (In Re Celona)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1988
- Ralls v. Bank of New York (In Re Ralls)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1999
- Shepeard v. Quality Siding & Window Factory, Inc.District Court, D. Delaware · 1990
- Brown v. Credithrift of America Consumer Discount Co. (In Re Brown)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1989
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