Legal Opinion
Frank and Arlene Wilson v. Commonwealth Mortgage Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided February 9, 1990No. 89-1746PublishedCited by 136 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
SLOVITER, Circuit Judge.
Commonwealth Mortgage Corporation has appealed the order of the district court that Commonwealth’s allowed secured claim against debtors Frank and Arlene Wilson was limited to the value of the debtors’ home and certain items of personal property, that the remainder of its claim was unsecured, and that Commonwealth’s rights as to the unsecured claim could be modified without violating 11 U.S.C. § 1322(b)(2). We will affirm on alternative grounds. We hold (1) that the unsecured portion of Commonwealth’s claim may be modified and (2) that…
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