Smith v. Homes Today, Inc. (In Re Smith)

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• imposing damages, punitive damages, and attorney's fees for repossession of a mobile home in violation of the automatic stay
• awarding $25,000 in punitive damages after creditor repossessed debtor’s mobile home “in a callous, if not brutal manner,” despite having knowledge of debtor’s bankruptcy
• awarding punitive damages of $ 25,000, slightly less than a 1 to 1 ratio to actual damages, where debtor's mobile home was repossessed, destroying her personal property in the process, and rendering the home uninhabitable
• post-petition repossession of mobile home where debtor resided violated automatic stay
• post-petition repossession of mobile home where debtor resided violated automatic stay

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