Aspen Skiing Co. v. Cherrett

A housing loan, made by an employer to an employee as a key part of a compensation package, qualified as a non-consumer debt. The Ninth Circuit affirmed the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel's decision affirming the bankruptcy court's denial of creditor's motion to dismiss debtor's Chapter 7 bankruptcy petition for abuse under 11 U.S.C. 707(b)(1). As a preliminary matter, the panel held that the bankruptcy court's order denying creditor's motion to dismiss under section 707(b) was final and appealable. On the merits, the panel held that the bankruptcy court did not err by finding that the housing loan was a non-consumer debt. The panel agreed with the bankruptcy court that debtor incurred the housing loan primarily for a non-consumer purpose connected to furthering his career. View "Aspen Skiing Co. v. Cherrett" on Justia Law