· 5/21/1992
In the Matter of Wayne M. Laymon, Debtor. Theron Bradford, Trustee v. James Crozier, Trustee
Citations
- 958 F.2d 72
How courts have described this case
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- holding “that when an oversecured creditor’s claim arises from a contract, the contract provides the rate of post-petition interest,” subject to examination of “the equities involved in [the] bankruptcy proceeding”
- Remanding case to allow bankruptcy court to examine the equities of an 8% rate increase.
- adopting a “flexible approach,” allowing a determination of whether the higher default rate “would produce an inequitable or unconscionable result. . .”
- adopting a “flexible approach,” allowing a determination of whether the higher default rate “would produce an inequitable or unconscionable result. . .”
- noting majority rule that courts should utilize “the contract rate of interest when allowing an oversecured creditor to collect post-petition interest pursuant to § 506(b
- allowing default 3 rate interest depending on “the equities involved in [the] 4 bankruptcy proceeding”
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Judges: Davis, Garwood, Thornberry
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