Jerry Payne and Deborah Payne, Debtors-Appellants v. Charles R. Wood, Jr.

U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit · Decided 1985-10-18

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CUDAHY, Circuit Judge, dissenting in part. I agree that honest reporting is very important for the successful operation of the bankruptcy system. But the majority seems to have lost sight of the fact that the purpose of insurance is to permit replacement of the articles destroyed. Had there been no fire, the bankrupts would in all probability have been able to continue housekeeping with their existing furni…

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