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Mazda Am. Credit v. Brown (In re Brown)

Mazda Am. Credit v. Brown (In re Brown)

Ruling
Court denied creditor's administrative expense claim for excess mileage on leased vehicle since creditor did not show vehicle use preserved or benefitted debtors'estate.
Procedural posture

Pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 503(a), creditor filed a motion for payment of an administrative expense for damages allegedly arising from the breach of a lease of a pickup truck that the creditor contended that the debtors assumed in their chapter 13 case. The debtors disputed that any such damages should be allowed as an administrative expense.

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opinion summary, case decided on July 07, 2006 , LexisNexis #0806-053