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IN RE STEWART

Bankruptcy No. 87-06121S, Adv. No. 88-0359S.

93 B.R. 878 (1988)

In re Alfred STEWART, Debtor. Alfred STEWART, Plaintiff, v. CREDITHRIFT OF AMERICA CONSUMER DISCOUNT CO., INC., and Louis Abrahamsen, t/a Century Carpet & Contractors, Defendants.

United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania.

December 8, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hilda Burgos, Community Legal Services, Inc., Philadelphia, Pa., for debtor.

John A. Wetzel, Philadelphia, Pa., for Abrahamsen.

Arnold Lieberman, Marlena Siegel, Philadelphia, Pa., for defendant/CREDITHRIFT.

Edward Sparkman, Philadelphia, Pa., Standing Chapter 13 Trustee.

OPINION

DAVID A. SCHOLL, Bankruptcy Judge.

A. INTRODUCTION

The instant little adversarial proceeding presents to us a glimpse of the dark side of the marketplace, revealing that, as in the 1960's, the poor may still pay far more for everyday consumer goods than more affluent members of the community. See D. CAPLOVITZ, THE POOR PAY MORE, 81-104 (1967); and W. MAGNUSON & J. CARPER, THE DARK SIDE OF THE MARKETPLACE, 32-41, 75-76, 118-20 ...

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