· 11/19/1990
In Re DWS Investments, Inc.
Citations
- 121 B.R. 845
- 1990 Bankr. LEXIS 2466
- 21 Bankr. Ct. Dec. (CRR) 102
- 1990 WL 185720
How courts have described this case
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- whether to allow interest in bankruptcy depends on the “balance of equities between creditor and creditor or between creditor and the debtor”
- “A default rate of interest should not be a penalty. Rather, it should be a means for compensating the creditor for any loss resulting from the nonpayment of principal at maturity”.
- 25% default rate of interest deemed a penalty
- 24% default rate of interest deemed penalty
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Judges: John E. Ryan
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