Bankruptcy : cases and materials / by Margaret Howard.
2012
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Title
Bankruptcy : cases and materials / by Margaret Howard.
Published
St. Paul, MN : Thomson/West, [2012]
Copyright
©2012
Call Number
KF1501.A7 A482 2012
Edition
Fifth edition.
ISBN
9780314277671 (cloth)
0314277676 (cloth)
0314277676 (cloth)
Description
xli, 922 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
System Control No.
(OCoLC)767858352
Note
Revised edition of: Cases and materials on bankruptcy. 4th edition c2005.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages vii-viii) and index.
Series
Record Appears in
Table of Contents
Preface
iv
Acknowledgements
v
Note on Citations
vii
Table of Cases
xvi
Table of Statutes
xxiv
ch. 1
Creditors' Rights and Remedies
1
A.
Introduction
1
1.
Rights
2
2.
Priorities
4
B.
Consensual Liens
5
1.
Security Interests
5
a.
Rights
5
b.
Priorities
6
2.
Mortgages
8
C.
Statutory Liens
9
D.
Collection Under Nonbankruptcy Law
9
1.
Remedies Available to Individual Creditors
11
2.
Collective Nonbankruptcy Remedies
13
E.
Overview of Bankruptcy
15
1.
Bankruptcy in History
15
2.
Purposes of Bankruptcy
17
3.
Structure of the 1978 Bankruptcy Code
17
a.
Chapter 7
18
b.
Chapter 13
19
c.
Chapter 11
19
d.
Chapter 12
20
e.
Chapter 9
21
f.
Chapter 15
21
F.
Jurisdiction and Venue
21
1.
Jurisdiction
21
Wood v. Wood (Matter of Wood)
23
2.
Venue
32
a.
Venue of the Case
32
b.
Venue of Proceedings
32
c.
Change of Venue
33
ch. 2
The First Consequences of Bankruptcy
35
A.
Introduction
35
B.
Initiating the Proceedings
38
1.
Voluntary Proceedings
38
Note on the Obligations of Consumer Debtors' Attorneys
41
2.
Involuntary Proceedings
43
Note on Bad Faith Involuntary Petitions
50
3.
Dismissal and Conversion
51
Phoenix Piccadilly, Ltd. v. Life Insurance Co. of Virginia (In re Phoenix Piccadilly, Ltd.)
51
In re Johns-Manville Corp.
55
Ransom v. FIA Card Services, N.A.
71
Note on Voluntary Dismissal
92
Marrama v. Citizens Bank of Massachusetts
94
C.
Property of the Estate
99
Patterson v. Shumate
103
Carpenter v. Ries (In re Carpenter)
114
D.
Exemptions
121
Matter of Szekely
125
Schwab v. Reilly
130
Note on Choice of Law
142
E.
Automatic Stay
143
1.
Scope of the Stay
143
2.
Exceptions to the Stay
147
SEC v. Brennan
149
Penn Terra Ltd. v. Department of Environmental Resources
159
3.
Relief From, and Termination of, the Stay
171
ch. 3
Unsecured Claims in Bankruptcy
175
A.
Introduction
175
Saddleback Valley Community Church v. El Toro Materials Co. (In re El Tow Materials Co.)
179
B.
What Constitutes a "Claim" In Bankruptcy
183
JELD-WEN v. Van Brundt (In re Grossman's Inc.)
184
Maids International, Inc. v. Ward (In re Ward)
194
C.
Payment of Unsecured Claims in Chapter 7
204
D.
Payment of Unsecured Claims in Chapters 12 and 13
204
Solomon v. Cosby (In re Solomon)
205
Hamilton v. Lanning
213
E.
Payment of Unsecured Claims in Chapter 11
224
Note on Original Issue Discount and [§] 502(b)(2)
225
F.
Priorities
228
Alabama Surface Mining Comm'n v. N.P. Mining Co. (In re N.P. Mining Co.)
229
Howard Delivery Service, Inc. v. Zurich American Insurance Co.
240
G.
Estimation of Unliquidated and Contingent Claims
247
Bittner v. Borne Chemical Co.
249
Kane v. Johns-Manville Corp.
254
H.
Classification of Claims in Reorganization Cases
262
1.
Classification in Chapter 13
263
In re Crawford
263
2.
Classification in Chapter 11
267
I.
Equitable Subordination
268
In re Kreisler
269
Smith v. Associates Commercial Corp. (In re Clark Pipe & Supply Co.)
274
ch. 4
Secured Claims in Bankruptcy
283
A.
Introduction
283
B.
Relief From the Stay and Adequate Protection
285
Bankers Life Insurance Co. of Nebraska v. Alyucan Interstate Corp. (In re Alyucan Interstate Corp.)
287
United Savings Association of Texas v. Timbers of Inwood Forest Associates, Ltd.
295
C.
Rights of Secured Creditors to Postpetition Interest
304
United States v. Ron Pair Enterprises, Inc.
304
D.
Turnover of Collateral Repossessed Before Filing
313
United States v. Whiting Pools, Inc.
313
E.
Charges Against a Secured Creditor's Collateral
319
Hartford Underwriters Insurance Co. v. Union Planters Bank, N.A.
320
F.
Treatment of Secured Claims in Reorganizations
328
1.
Generally
328
2.
Valuation
330
3.
Determining the Appropriate Interest Rate
336
Till v. SCS Credit Corp.
336
4.
Retention of Liens
353
G.
Retention of Collateral by the Debtor
353
H.
Strip Down of Liens
357
Dewsnup v. Timm
357
Margaret Howard, Dewsnupping the Bankruptcy Code
369
Nobelman v. American Savings Bank
372
First Mariner Bank v. Johnson
377
In re Wright
381
ch. 5
Avoiding Powers
388
A.
Introduction
388
B.
Fraudulent Conveyances
389
1.
Introduction
389
2.
Constructively Fraudulent Dispositions
391
Allard v. Flamingo Hilton (In re Chomakos)
393
Note on Real Property Foreclosures
399
3.
Corporate Contexts
400
a.
Leveraged Buyouts
400
Bay Plastics, Inc. v. BT Commercial Corp. (In re Bay Plastics, Inc.)
401
b.
Intragroup Transactions
415
Leibowitz v. Parkway Bank & Trust Co. (In re Image Worldwide, Ltd.)
416
C.
Preferences
423
1.
Introduction
423
2.
Elements of a Preference
425
Freedom Group, Inc v. Lapham-Hickey Steel Corp. (In re Freedom Group, Inc.)
426
Adams v. Anderson (In re Superior Stamp & Coin Co.)
433
Note on Avoidability of Payments by Check
439
3.
Preference Exceptions
441
a.
Contemporaneous Exchanges for New Value---[§] 547(c)(1)
441
Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. v. New York (In re Citron)
443
b.
Transfers in Ordinary Course---[§] 547(c)(2)
447
Union Bank v. Wolas
448
c.
"Enabling Loans"---[§] 547(c)(3)
459
d.
Subsequent Advances of New Value---[§] 547(c)(4)
460
e.
"Floating Liens"---[§] 547(c)(5)
460
D.
Recovery of Avoided Transfers
463
Bonded Financial Services, Inc. v. European American Bank
464
Kellogg v. Blue Quail Energy, Inc. (Matter of Compton Corp.)
477
Note on Recovery From Governmental Units
487
E.
The "Strong Arm" Power
490
Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Co. v. Miller (In re Project Homestead, Inc.)
491
F.
Delayed Recording
497
G.
Avoiding Powers Intended to Protect Exemptions
498
Kolich v. Antioch Laurel Veterinary Hospital (In re Kolich)
501
Farrey v. Sanderfoot
506
H.
Setoffs
514
Durham v. SMI Industries Corp.
518
Matter of Elcona Homes Corp.
523
Citizens Bank of Maryland v. Strumpf
530
I.
Statutory Liens
534
J.
Postpetition Transfers
534
Marathon Petroleum Co. v. Cohen (In re Delco Oil, Inc.)
537
K.
Reclamation
542
In re Dana Corp.
544
ch. 6
Executory Contracts and Unexpired Leases
550
A.
Introduction
550
B.
Transactions to Which [§] 365 Applies
551
Vern Countryman, Executory Contracts in Bankruptcy: Part I
551
United Airlines, Inc. v. HSBC Bank USA, N.A.
557
C.
Assumption and Assignment
566
1.
General Rules
566
Matter of U.L. Radio Corp.
568
2.
Special Rules for Shopping Centers
577
In re Joshua Slocum, Ltd.
578
3.
Nonassignable Contracts
589
Rieser v. Dayton Country Club Co. (In re Magness)
590
D.
Rejection
601
1.
General Rules
601
In re Carrere
602
Silk Plants, Etc. Franchise Systems, Inc. v. Register (In re Register)
609
Lubrizol Enterprises, Inc. v. Richmond Metal Finishers, Inc. (In re Richmond Metal Finishers, Inc.)
613
Michael T. Andrew, Executory Contracts in Bankruptcy: Understanding "Rejection"
619
2.
Special Rules For Certain Real Estate Interests
624
3.
Rejection of Previously Assumed Contracts and Leases
625
E.
Time Limits for Deciding Whether to Assume or Reject
626
F.
Pre-Decision Obligations of the Parties
627
In re Pyxsys Corp.
629
ch. 7
Discharge
637
A.
Introduction
637
Margaret Howard, A Theory of Discharge in Consumer Bankruptcy
638
B.
Debtors Entitled to Discharge
641
1.
In General
641
Davis v. Davis (In re Davis)
644
2.
Exemption Planning as Actual Fraud
648
Norwest Bank Nebraska, N.A. v. Tveten (In re Tveten)
648
C.
Debts Excepted From Discharge
661
1.
Section 523 (a)(1)---Tax Obligations
662
2.
Section 523 (a)(2)---Obligations Incurred by Fraud
663
AT&T Universal Card Services v. Ellingsworth (In re Ellingsworth)
665
Note on Dischargeability of Punitive Damages
677
Archer v. Warner
678
3.
Section 523(a)(3)---Unscheduled Debts
685
4.
Section 523(a)(4)---Breach of Fiduciary Duty
686
5.
Sections 523(a)(5) and (a)(15)---Family-Related Obligations
688
6.
Sections 523(a)(6) and 1328(a)(4)---Willful and/or Malicious Injuries
690
C.
I.T. Financial Services, Inc. v. Posta (In re Posta)
690
Kawaauhau v. Geiger
696
7.
Section 523(a)(7)---Fines Payable to Governmental Units
700
Kelly v. Robinson
700
8.
Section 523(a)(8)---Educational Loans
710
Bronsdon v. Educational Credit Management Corp. (In re Bronsdon)
711
9.
Issue Preclusion
724
D.
Effect of Discharge
725
E.
Reaffirmation
726
Note on the Sears Reaffirmation Scandal
728
F.
Discriminatory Treatment
729
Burnett v. Stewart Title, Inc. (In re Burnett)
729
Federal Communications Comm'n v. Nextwave Personal Communications, Inc.
733
ch. 8
Reorganization
740
A.
Introduction
740
B.
Automatic Stay
741
A.
H. Robins Co. v. Piccinin
742
In re Oceanside Mission Associates
752
C.
Controlling the Debtor
756
In re Marvel Entertainment Group, Inc.
757
In re Geneva Steel Co.
767
D.
Operating the Business
772
1.
Use of Cash Collateral
772
MBank Dallas, N.A. v. O'Connor (In re O'Connor)
773
2.
Protecting the Interests of Nondebtors
777
Ford Motor Credit Co. v. Dobbins
778
Circuit City Stores, Inc. v. Mitsubishi Digital Electronics
America, Inc. (In re Circuit City Stores, Inc.)
784
3.
Obtaining Postpetition Credit
791
Shapiro v. Saybrook Manufacturing Co. (In re Saybrook Manufacturing Co.)
792
4.
Critical Vendor Motions
797
In re Kmart Corp.
797
5.
Sale of Property
804
Committee of Equity Security Holders v. Lionel Corp. (In re Lionel Corp.)
805
Clear Channel Outdoor, Inc. v. Knupfer (In re PW, LLC)
818
In re Trans World Airlines, Inc.
829
In re Reliant Energy Channelview LP
841
E.
Valuation of the Firm
849
In re Ascher
849
F.
Confirmation of the Plan
857
1.
Classification and Voting
858
Note on [§] 1111(b)
858
Phoenix Mutual Life Insurance Co. v. Greystone III Joint Venture (Matter of Greystone III Joint Venture)
859
In re SM 104 Ltd.
866
2.
Impairment of Claims and Interests
873
3.
Best Interests Test and Feasibility
874
4.
Cramdown
876
a.
Fair and Equitable Test
876
b.
Absolute Priority Rule
881
Banner Mall Partnership v. U.S. Bancorp Mortgage Co. (In re Bonner Mall Partnership)
881
Bank of America National Trust & Savings Assoc. v. 203 North LaSalle Street Partnership
896
Note on the Absolute Priority Rule in Chapter 11 Proceedings Involving Individual Debtors
907
c.
Tax Claims
908
United States v. Energy Resources Co.
908
Index
913