Acknowledging that the statutory language "does not say expressly" what should happen, the Supreme Court nevertheless ruled that undistributed funds held by the Chapter 13 trustee should be returned to the debtor following a conversion. The Court described its result as "the most sensible reading of what Congress did provide." Justice Ginsberg wrote the opinion for an unanimous Court.
Harris v. Viegelahn, No. 14-400 (5/18/15).