Legal Opinion
Norton v. Tennessee Department of Safety (In Re Norton)
United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Tennessee
Decided August 10, 1987No. Bankruptcy Nos. 386-02425, 386-02032, 386-04992, 186-03851, 386-03897, 386-03950 and 386-02842, Adv. No. 387-0047PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
KEITH M. LUNDIN, Bankruptcy Judge.
Section 55-12-106(15) of the Tennessee Financial Responsibility Act discriminates against debtors in bankruptcy in violation of 11 U.S.C. § 525(a).
The following are findings of fact and conclusions of law. Bankr.R. 7052. This is a core proceeding. 28 U.S.C. § 157(b)(2)(A).
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These Chapter 13 debtors were involved in unrelated prepetition automobile accidents. Each scheduled the accident-related claims as dischargeable debts. All were without insurance. Each debtor’s driver’s license was subject to revocation under the Tennessee Financial…
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- George Leslie DUFFEY, Shari Lyn Duffey, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Dean DOLLISON, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1984
- Henry v. HeyisonDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1980
- Lee v. Board of Higher Ed. in City of New YorkDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1979
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3Cited by7 opinions
- George Wainer v. A.J. Equities, Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1993
- Pritchard v. Eberhardt (In Re Eberhardt)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Tennessee · 1988
- Norton v. Tennessee Department of Safety (In Re Norton)District Court, M.D. Tennessee · 1988
- Norton v. Tennessee Department of Safety (In re Norton)Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1989
- In Re NortonCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1989
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