COX v. ZALE DELAWARE

No. 99-4239.

239 F.3d 910 (2001)

Ralph M. Cox, on behalf of himself and others similarly situated, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Zale Delaware, Inc., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided February 8, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stewart T. Kusper (argued), Katten, Muchin & Zavis, Chicago, IL, for debtor-appellant.

Daniel A. Edelman, Combs & Latturner, Chicago, IL, for debtor-appellant.

Craig A. Varga, Varga, Berger, Ledsky, Hayes & Casey, Chicago, IL, George J. Wallace, Eckert, Seamans, Cherin & Mellott, Washington, DC, for amicus curiae.

Before POSNER, COFFEY, and MANION, Circuit Judges.


POSNER, Circuit Judge.

A large class-action suit has grown out of a tiny acorn of a dispute. In 1993 Ralph Cox filed a voluntary petition for bankruptcy under Chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code. In the list of debts that he submitted to the bankruptcy court he listed a debt to Zale, from which he had bought (on credit) a ring in which Zale retained a security interest. About a month after the submission of the list of debts...

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