IN RE PERKINS

Bankruptcy No. 88-13880S, Adv. No. 89-0664S.

106 B.R. 863 (1989)

In re Algeria PERKINS, Debtor. Algeria PERKINS, Plaintiff, v. MID-PENN CONSUMER DISCOUNT COMPANY, Defendant.

United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania.

November 9, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andre H. Madeira, Community Legal Services, Inc., Law Center North Cent., Philadelphia, Pa., for debtor/plaintiff.

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

Edward Seave, Philadelphia, Pa., for defendant.


OPINION

DAVID A. SCHOLL, Bankruptcy Judge.

A. INTRODUCTION.

One of the philosophies which underpins the federal Truth-in-Lending Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1601, et seq. (hereinafter "the TILA"), is that, by establishing statutory damage liability of creditors to consumers in private actions, the Act will provide economic incentives to creditors to desist from widespread TILA disclosure violations which might subject them to liability. See In...

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