Brown v. Pyatt (In re Pyatt)
May
23
2007
Ruling
Debtor could not be compelled to turn over funds transferred by checks written before petition date but honored after filing.
Procedural posture
In this chapter 7 action, the trustee appealed from a judgment of the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Eighth Circuit, which reversed the bankruptcy court's decision compelling the debtor to turn over to the estate the value of several checks which amounted to $1938.76.
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