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Case No. 20-0272

Ford Motor Credit Company v. McCleod

Ford Motor Credit Company, LLC, Plaintiff-Appellee

vs.

Cassondra A. Peterson, Defendant

and

David McCleod, Defendant-Appellant

Attorney for Appellant

Travis M. Visser-Armbrust

Attorney for Appellee

Kevin Abbott

Court of Appeals

Court of Appeals Opinion

Opinion Number:
20-0272
Date Published:
Feb 17, 2021
Summary

            Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Cerro Gordo County, Chris Foy, Judge.  AFFIRMED.  Considered by Doyle, P.J., and Tabor and Ahlers, JJ.  Opinion by Tabor, J.  (10 pages)

                Davin McLeod appeals a district court decision granting partial summary judgment to Ford Motor Credit Company, LLC in its suit over a defaulted car loan and declining to stay the proceeding pending resolution of his girlfriend bankruptcy case in federal court.  Ford did not file a brief.  OPINION HOLDS: Because his girlfriend’s bankruptcy filing does not automatically stay debt proceedings against McLeod, we affirm the district court’s denial of his motion to stay.  Ford proved on the undisputed facts and as a matter of law that it is entitled to judgment.  So we also affirm the summary judgment ruling ordering McLeod to pay the balance on the loan.

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