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claim against the debtor

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Definitions from Case Law

From 501 U.S. 78 - Johnson v. Home State Bank · 1991Most cited · 2,589 citing opinions

claim against property of the debtor." A fair reading of § 102(2) is that a creditor who, like the Bank in this case, has a claim enforceable only against the debtor's property nonetheless has a "claim against the debtor" for purposes of the Code.

United States Code

11 U.S.C. § 102 — in this title

“claim against the debtor” includes claim against property of the debtor;