6th Circuit

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GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA, V RHEA ANN BROWN; GREGORY KEVIN MAZE

Summarizing by Timothy Anzenberger

CURTIS V. AMMEC INVESTMENTS, II, ET AL.

Summarizing by Paris Gyparakis

Underhill v. Huntington National Bank (In re Underhill)

Summarized by Thomas DeCarlo , John Steinberger & Associates, PC
11 years 6 months ago

Citation:: Case No. 13-4195 (6th Cir. 2014)

Ruling:

Cause of action belonging to debtor's wholly owned corporation is not asset of estate where cause of action did not accrue until after commencement of the debtor's bankruptcy case.

Judge(s):

Merrit, Cook and Donald (dissenting)

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Connolly v. Deutsche Bank National Trust

Summarized by Dean Langdon , DelCotto Law Group PLLC
11 years 6 months ago

Citation:: File Name: 14a0709n.06; Docket No. 13-2522

Ruling:

In an unpublished opinion, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the summary judgment dismissal of the plaintiff's complaint alleging wrongful foreclosure and slander of title. The Court of...

Judge(s):

Gibbons, McKeague and Stafford; opinion by McKeague

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Sinkfield v. State Farm Insurance

Summarized by Laura Bartell , Wayne State University Law School
11 years 6 months ago

Citation:: No. 13-2587 (6th Cir. Sept. 5, 2014)

Ruling:

Affirming grant of summary judgment by district court for the E.D. Mich., the Court of Appeals held that defendant insurer did not breach a contract for insurance when it denied plaintiff's claim,...

Judge(s):

BOGGS, CLAY, and GILMAN, Circuit Judges

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Hensley v. Associates First Capital Corp. (In re Hensley)

Summarized by Thomas DeCarlo , John Steinberger & Associates, PC
11 years 6 months ago

Citation:: Case No. 13-6304 (6th Cir. 2014)

Ruling:

Creditor not entitled to reform mortgage to encompass adjacent lot where action to reform mortgage was brought outside 10 year statute of limittions. Creditor not entitled to use equitable...

Judge(s):

Norris, Clay and Keithledge

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Sunshine Heifers, LLC v. Citizens First Bank (In re Purdy)

Summarized by Paul Hage , Taft, Stettinius & Hollister, LLP
11 years 7 months ago

Citation:: No. 13-6412 (6th Cir. Aug. 14, 2014)

Ruling:

Reversing the bankruptcy court, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals held that dairy cow leases were true lease agreements, as opposed to disguised security agreements and, thus, lessor's...

Judge(s):

Circuit Judges Moore and Cole, and District Judge Drain

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The Lamson & Sessions Co. v. Peters

Summarized by Laura Bartell , Wayne State University Law School
11 years 7 months ago

Citation:: No. 12-4193 (6th Cir. Aug. 13, 2014)

Ruling:

Affirmed decision of District Court for the N.D. Ohio granting summary judgment to defendants on claims of breach of contract, tortious interference with contract and unjust enrichment.

Judge(s):

Batchelder, Griffin and Bell (District Judge for W.D. Mich. sitting my designation)

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Trudel v. U.S. Department of Education (In re Trudel)

Summarized by Thomas DeCarlo , John Steinberger & Associates, PC
11 years 7 months ago

Citation:: Case No. 13-8049 (6th Cir. BAP 2014)

Ruling:

Student loans were not dischargeable where debtor proved that current income was not sufficient to pay loans and maintain minimal standard of living, but debtor did not present any evidence that...

Judge(s):

Humphrey, Lloyd and Preston

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Baldridge v. Ellmann (In re Baldridge)

Summarized by Michael Coury , Glankler Brown, PLLC
11 years 8 months ago

Citation:: Case No. 13-700, 6th Circuit, February 3, 2014

Ruling:

The Sixth Circuit affirmed the bankruptcy court's disallowance of the Debtors' Michigan homestead exemption. The bankruptcy court found that there was no equity in the sale proceeds of the Debtors'...

Judge(s):

Rogers, McKeague and White, Circuit Judges

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Plymouth Park Tax Services, LLC v. Bowers (In re Bowers)

Summarized by Thomas DeCarlo , John Steinberger & Associates, PC
11 years 8 months ago

Citation:: Case No. 13-4404

Ruling:

Purchaser of property tax certificates is entitled to interest at rate shown on tax certificates, not statutory rate for taxes for governmental entity prior to issuance of certificates.

Judge(s):

Ketih, Clay and McKeague

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Spradlin v. Richard

Summarized by Jason Stitt , Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL
11 years 8 months ago

Citation:: Spradlin v. Richard, 2014 FED App. 0518N (6th Cir. July 15, 2014)

Ruling:

Sixth Circuit AFFIRMED the district court's affirmance of the bankruptcy court's award of sanctions; VACATED the district court's reversal of the bankruptcy court's motion to extend time and denial...

Judge(s):

MERRITT, MOORE, and CLAY

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