Legal Opinion
In Re Thomas Howard Bell and Margaret Louise Bell, Debtors. General Motors Acceptance Corporation v. Thomas Howard Bell and Margaret Louise Bell
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided February 22, 1983No. 81-1626PublishedCited by 142 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KRUPANSKY, Circuit Judge.
This action joins the legal issue of whether redemption of secured collateral in a Chapter 7 bankruptcy proceeding may be achieved through installment payments.
Debtors, Thomas and Louise Bell (Bells), were parties to a purchase money security agreement with General Motors Acceptance Corporation (GMAC) covering a 1978 Chevrolet Van. The agreement contemplated that the Bells would pay the balance of the purchase price, approximately $6,000 together with financing charges, in equal monthly installments. At the time debtors filed a joint petition in Bankruptcy on March…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- In Re CruseturnerUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Utah · 1981
- In Re WhatleyUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Ohio · 1982
- Chrysler Credit Corp. v. Schweitzer (In Re Schweitzer)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. New York · 1982
- United States v. KillorenCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1941
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