In the Matter of Phyllis Maxine Pence Appeal of Pacesetter Bank of Montpelier’s Empirical Analysis

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4 federal appellate · 1 district · 2 state decisions

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1. “[The creditor] was not entitled to stick its head in the sand and pretend it would not lose any rights by not participating in the proceedings.”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. In Re Basham · In re Hill

2. “In the cases where the courts have allowed a lien to survive bankruptcy proceedings despite provisions in a reorganization plan to the contrary, the plan did not allow for any payment of the secured claim-typically where the secured creditor did not file a proof of claim and the plan provided only for the payment of "allowed secured claims.””

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Bowen v. United States, Department of Treasury, Internal Revenue Service (In Re Bowen) · In Re Fareed

3. “Creditors, especially lending institutions ..., must follow the administration of the bankruptcy estate to determine what aspects of the proceeding they may want to challenge.... [The bank] was not entitled to stick its head in the sand and pretend it would not lose any rights by not participating in the proceedings.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. In re Chappell · In the Matter Of: Warren C. Chappell and Barbara A. Chappell, Doing Business as Mister Photographer, Debtors, Appeal Of: Homebanc, Incorporated