IN RE LOWRY

Bankruptcy No. 1-82-00541, Adv. No. 1-82-0605.

27 B.R. 524 (1983)

In re Mary E. LOWRY, Debtor. Mary E. LOWRY, Plaintiff, v. FIRST AMERICAN TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant.

United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Pennsylvania.

February 23, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawrence J. Neary, Harrisburg, Pa., for plaintiff.

David O'Leary, Harrisburg, Pa., for defendant.


OPINION

THOMAS C. GIBBONS, Bankruptcy Judge:

The issue presented in this case, upon motion of the defendant for judgment on the pleadings, is whether a debtor under the Bankruptcy Code can use 11 U.S.C. § 522(f) to avoid a mortgage on a parcel of real property which is inferior to an avoidable judicial lien. We find that the mortgage is not avoidable under § 522(f).

The facts are as follows. The debtor is the owner of two parcels of real...

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