Opinion ID: 3034059
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Text: A bankruptcy appellate panel shall not set aside findings of fact unless clearly erroneous, giving due regard to the opportunity of the bankruptcy court to judge the credibility of the witnesses.4 We review the legal conclusions of the bankruptcy court 3 Appellant’s Appendix, Doc. # 12 (Amended Order Authorizing Sale of Real Estate). 4 Gourley v. Usery (In re Usery), 123 F.3d 1089, 1093 (8th Cir. 1997); O'Neal v. Southwest Mo. Bank (In re Broadview Lumber Co., Inc.), 118 F.3d 1246, 1250 (8th Cir. 1997) (citing First Nat'l Bank of Olathe, Kansas v. Pontow, 111 F.3d 604, 609 (8th Cir.1997)). Fed. R. Bankr. P. 8013. 4 de novo.5 Whether the bankruptcy court considered all of the elements of 11 U.S.C. § 1225 of the Bankruptcy Code (the Code) is subject to de novo review. Whether the court erred when it found JaKS failed to prove it held a secured claim is a factual finding.