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Kmart Corp. v. Illinois Dept of Revenue (In re Kmart Corp.)
May
15
2012
Ruling
Bankruptcy court lacked jurisdiction to rule on postconfirmation motion to declare effect of state tax liability.
Procedural posture
Reorganized debtor sought a declaration of the effects under 11 U.S.C.S. § 346 of its plan of reorganization on its Illinois state income tax liability. The debtor and defendant Illinois Department of Revenue filed cross-motions for summary judgment.
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Perto v. Perto
Feb
03
2012
Ruling
Sale of car to which debtor's father had only mechanic's lien title resulted in nondischargeable debt to owner.
Procedural posture
Judgment creditor filed a complaint against defendant debtor to determine dischargeability of the judgment debt pursuant to 11 U.S.C.S. § 523(a)(2) and (a)(6).
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Santiago v. Hernandez (In re Hernandez)
Jul
25
2011
Ruling
Debt incurred in violation of state home improvement act was nondischargeable on grounds of fraud.
Procedural posture
Plaintiff creditor had hired defendant, chapter 7 debtor, to perform a home remodeling project. A no-asset report was filed. The creditor claimed that the debt was nondischargeable under 11 U.S.C.S. § 523(a)(2)(A) and the Illinois Consumer Fraud Act, 815 ILCS § 505 et seq.
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Zamora v. Jacobs (In re Jacobs)
Jan
25
2011
Ruling
Employee's wage claim was nondischargeable due to debtor's tendering checks drawn on insufficient funds, failure to keep promises to issue new checks and withdrawals from the company's profit-sharing pension plan
Procedural posture
Plaintiff former employee filed an adversary proceeding against defendant Chapter 7 debtor, seeking a determination that the debtor owed him a debt that was nondischargeable under 11 U.S.C.S. § 523(a)(2)(A), (a)(4), and (a)(6). The employee filed a motion for summary judgment.
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Swift Fin. v. Sass (In re Sass)
Dec
29
2010
Ruling
Debtor's oral telephonic statements respecting financial condition could not be basis for nondischargeability.
Procedural posture
According to plaintiff bank, it suffered damages of $21,426 as a result of defendant debtor's fraudulent actions relating to a loan application. The bank sought a judgment in that amount as well as a declaration that the debt was nondischargeable under 11 U.S.C.S. § 523(a)(2)(A) as one for money obtained by false pretenses, false representations, and actual fraud. Debtor moved to dismiss the amended complaint under Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6).
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Consumers Coop. Credit Union v. Munson (In re Munson)
Sep
17
2010
Ruling
Failure of debtors to grant security interest in vehicle was not sufficient misrepresentation to establish nondischargeability of debt.
Procedural posture
Credit union filed an adversary proceeding against defendant chapter 11 debtors, seeking a determination that the debtors owed a debt that was nondischargeable under 11 U.S.C.S. § 523(a)(2)(A), (a)(2)(B), and (a)(6). The debtors filed a motion to dismiss, pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6).
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Fox v. Continental Airlines Inc. (In re Sage Enters.)
Dec
31
2009
Ruling
Judgment granted to trustee in breach of contract action brought on behalf of estate.
Procedural posture
Plaintiff, the chapter 7 trustee, brought a claim for breach of contract against defendant, an airline that obtained supplies and services from the debtor. The trustee sought judgment in the amount of $ 2,510,385.25, plus prejudgment interest, attorney's fees, and court costs. The airline asserted that it had paid the amounts it owed the debtor, that it had paid the debtor's suppliers directly, and that the debtor acted as its agent.
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Structured Asset Serv. LLC v. Carter (In re Carter)
Jun
04
2008
Ruling
Discharge denied due to debtor's inability to explain losses sustained after receipt of lump sum lottery payment.
Procedural posture
Defendant debtor filed for relief under chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code. Plaintiff judgment creditor filed an amended action against the debtor, in part, objecting to the discharge of the debtor, pursuant to 11 U.S.C.S. § 727. The creditor filed an amended motion for summary judgment.
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Peterson v. Lewis (In re Jenkins)
Jul
31
2006
Ruling
Trustee was denied authorization to sell property since trustee had not shown that benefit to estate of sale free of interests of debtor's co-owners outweighed any detriment to them.
Procedural posture
This matter was before the court after trial on the adversary complaint filed by the chapter 7 trustee of the estate of the debtor seeking, inter alia, to sell both the estate's interest and the interests of her co-owner siblings in certain real property in Chicago, Illinois.
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In re Kmart Corp.
Apr
11
2006
Ruling
Court ruled that debtor payments made to critical vendors pursuant to court order, which was later reversed, were not exempted from payment recovery action.
Procedural posture
The court had previously approved plaintiff debtors'motion under 11 U.S.C. § 105(a) for authorization to pay prepetition claims of critical trade vendors (critical vendor order). The Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit reversed the critical vendor order. The debtors then filed adversary proceedings against defendants, critical vendors, to recover payments made pursuant to the order. The critical vendors moved to dismiss.
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