Golden Gate University Law Review
Article Title
Bankruptcy Law - In Re Mitchell: Standards of Valuation in Chapter 13 Proceedings Under 11 U.S.C. § 506(a)
Abstract
In re Mitchel marks the first examination by a circuit court of valuation standards used in Chapter 13 proceedings to establish the value of a creditor's secured claim in a vehicle. In Mitchell, the Ninth Circuit held that the standard to be applied in most cases is a vehicle's wholesale values and that any other standard, such as retail value, should be applied only where the debtor uses a vehicle as part of a going concern. This note will show that the Mitchell majority arrived at its rule by grounding its analysis in well-settled bankruptcy philosophy& and by strictly construing the structure of 11 U.S.C. § 506(a) in accord with its legislative history.
Recommended Citation
Edwin S. Clark,
Bankruptcy Law - In Re Mitchell: Standards of Valuation in Chapter 13 Proceedings Under 11 U.S.C. § 506(a), 23 Golden Gate U. L. Rev.
(1993).
https://digitalcommons.law.ggu.edu/ggulrev/vol23/iss1/7