Skip to main content

Page Banner(Taxonomy)

judge surratt states

Conway v. Heyl (In re Heyl)

Ruling
Debt was nondischargeable due to misrepresentations regarding investment in real estate development on which creditor justifiably relied.
Procedural posture

Plaintiff creditors filed a complaint against chapter 7 debtors seeking a determination that a debt was excepted from discharge under 11 U.S.C.S. § 523(a)(2)(A).

ABI Membership is required to access the full summary of Conway v. Heyl (In re Heyl) Please sign in if you are already an ABI member, or otherwise you may Become an ABI Member

Consumer opinion summary, case decided on February 13, 2012 , LexisNexis #0312-010

In re Wellington

Ruling
Case dismissed for abuse after excluding deduction for 401(k) loan payments.
Procedural posture

The U.S. Trustee (UST) filed a motion to dismiss a chapter 7 debtor's case pursuant to 11 U.S.C.S. §§ 707(b)(1) and 707(b)(3).

ABI Membership is required to access the full summary of In re Wellington Please sign in if you are already an ABI member, or otherwise you may Become an ABI Member

Consumer opinion summary, case decided on February 09, 2012 , LexisNexis #0312-055

Sun Sec. Bank v. Rohe (In re Rohe)

Ruling
Failure to disclose ownership of guns or transfer more than one year prior to petition date was not grounds for revocation of discharge.
Procedural posture

Creditor filed a complaint against chapter 7 debtors seeking a revocation of their discharge pursuant to 11 U.S.C.S. § 727(d)(1).

ABI Membership is required to access the full summary of Sun Sec. Bank v. Rohe (In re Rohe) Please sign in if you are already an ABI member, or otherwise you may Become an ABI Member

Consumer opinion summary, case decided on October 18, 2011 , LexisNexis #1111-063

Windows Off Wash. LLC v. Callahan (In re Callahan)

Ruling
Wedding catering fees paid with check on which debtor later stopped payment were nondischargeable.
Procedural posture

A creditor in a Chapter 13 bankruptcy case sought a determination that its debt was non-dischargeable under 11 U.S.C.S. § 523(a)(2)(A) and that it was entitled to interest and attorneys fees under the terms of the contract with the debtors.

ABI Membership is required to access the full summary of Windows Off Wash. LLC v. Callahan (In re Callahan) Please sign in if you are already an ABI member, or otherwise you may Become an ABI Member

Consumer opinion summary, case decided on October 03, 2011 , LexisNexis #1111-013

Housing Auth. of St. Louis County v. White (In re White)

Ruling
Debt owed for excess rental assistance was excepted from discharge.
Procedural posture

Plaintiff, a county housing authority, sought a determination that a debt owed by defendant, a Chapter 7 debtor, for excess rental assistance was excepted from discharge under 11 U.S.C.S. § 523(a)(2)(B). The housing authority filed a motion for summary judgment.

ABI Membership is required to access the full summary of Housing Auth. of St. Louis County v. White (In re White) Please sign in if you are already an ABI member, or otherwise you may Become an ABI Member

Consumer opinion summary, case decided on October 03, 2011 , LexisNexis #1111-014

Dewoskin v. Imaging Advantage LLC (In re Visionary Imaging LLC)

Ruling
Transfer of receivables that transferee had placed in control of debtor could be avoided.
Procedural posture

The matter before the court was the Chapter 7 Trustee's Complaint to Avoid and Recover Transfers. The Trustee moved for summary judgment. Defendant transferee cross-moved for summary judgment.

ABI Membership is required to access the full summary of Dewoskin v. Imaging Advantage LLC (In re Visionary Imaging LLC) Please sign in if you are already an ABI member, or otherwise you may Become an ABI Member

Commercial opinion summary, case decided on May 09, 2011 , LexisNexis #0611-057

ContinentalAFA Liquidation Trust v. Human Res. Staffing (In re ContinentalAFA Dispensing Co.)

Ruling
Payments to temporary staffing agency in ordinary course of business were not avoidable.
Procedural posture

Plaintiff liquidating trust brought an adversary proceeding against defendant, a temporary staffing agency, to avoid and recover preferential transfers in the amount of $103,856 (collectively "Transfers"). The Transfers consisted of payments made by debtors to the agency in the 90-day period proceeding debtors' bankruptcy filing ("Preference Period"). The trust moved for summary judgment. The agency cross-moved for summary judgment.

ABI Membership is required to access the full summary of ContinentalAFA Liquidation Trust v. Human Res. Staffing (In re ContinentalAFA Dispensing Co.) Please sign in if you are already an ABI member, or otherwise you may Become an ABI Member

Commercial opinion summary, case decided on May 09, 2011 , LexisNexis #0611-058

Cruse v. Brokaw (In re Brokaw)

Ruling
Undisclosed personal injury lawsuit was property of the estate and could not be pursued by debtor.
Procedural posture

Plaintiff bankruptcy trustee brought an adversary proceeding against defendant bankruptcy debtor seeking to enjoin the debtor from pursuing a personal injury lawsuit which the debtor failed to disclose in her schedule of assets.

ABI Membership is required to access the full summary of Cruse v. Brokaw (In re Brokaw) Please sign in if you are already an ABI member, or otherwise you may Become an ABI Member

Consumer opinion summary, case decided on April 11, 2011 , LexisNexis #0511-065

Mobley v. Sallie Mae Student Loans (In re Mobley)

Ruling
Economic hardship alone was not sufficient basis for discharge of student loan debt.
Procedural posture

Debtor file a motion to discharge her student loan debt pursuant to 11 U.S.C.S. § 523(a)(8). Debtor's motion was treated as an adversary complaint. Defendants were student loan creditors.

ABI Membership is required to access the full summary of Mobley v. Sallie Mae Student Loans (In re Mobley) Please sign in if you are already an ABI member, or otherwise you may Become an ABI Member

Consumer opinion summary, case decided on November 02, 2010 , LexisNexis #1210-018

Brenneke v. Fifth Third Bank (In re Brenneke)

Ruling
Second mortgage on debtor's residence could not be treated as unsecured where property was valued at more than amount of first mortgage.
Procedural posture

Chapter 13 debtors filed an adversary proceeding against defendant bank, seeking a determination that a secured claim a bank filed against their bankruptcy estate could be treated as an unsecured claim under 11 U.S.C.S. § 506(a) because it was wholly unsecured. The case was tried to the court.

ABI Membership is required to access the full summary of Brenneke v. Fifth Third Bank (In re Brenneke) Please sign in if you are already an ABI member, or otherwise you may Become an ABI Member

Consumer opinion summary, case decided on October 12, 2010 , LexisNexis #1110-084