In the Matter of Frank E. KNIGHT, Debtor-Appellant

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• holding that State of Indiana’s claim against the debtor was “easily calculated by multiplying ... the number of traffic violations [the debtor failed to report] by [the] $100.00 [per-violation statutory fee]”
• concluding, “in light of the virtual synonymy of ‘debt’ and ‘claim,’” that a claim that is disputed is a debt that is included when calculating section 109(e) requirements
• concluding, “in light of the virtual synonymy of ‘debt’ and ‘claim,’” that a claim that is disputed is a debt that is included when calculating section 109(e) requirements
• rejecting the argument that “a debt becomes noncontingent only when a triggering event (such as the entry of final judgment
• if the amount of a claim has been ascertained or can readily be calculated, it is liquidated
• where debtor’s liability for prebankruptcy events was established by statute, debt was not contingent

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