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· 2/12/1992

Taras v. Commonwealth Mortgage Corp. of America (In Re Taras)

Citations

  • 136 B.R. 941
  • 1992 Bankr. LEXIS 175
  • 1992 WL 25044

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  • this court remains bound by Third Circuit precedent in the absence of subsequent contrary Supreme Court authority directly on point
  • bankruptcy court must follow the law as set forth by the Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit until the Supreme Court directs to the contrary
  • taken together, verify that lower courts must be cautious in interpreting Supreme Court decisions in a manner which will overrule earlier controlling Court of Appeals precedent
  • ‘‘Principles of stare decisis command this court to follow the law of the circuit, as set forth by the [Court of Appeals], unless and until the Supreme Court [of the United States] directs to the contrary.”

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Judges: David A. Scholl

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