Dewsnup v. Timm

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1992-01-15

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Justice Blackmun delivered the opinion of the Court. We are confronted in this case with an issue concerning § 506(d) of the Bankruptcy Code, 11 U. S. C. § 506 (d). 1 May *412 a debtor “strip down” a creditor’s lien on real property to the value of the collateral, as judicially determined,…

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