Joy Denby-Peterson likely didn’t know her yellow Chevrolet Corvette would be a catalyst for shaping how bankruptcy cases are handled. But a federal appeals court case involving the car proved just that.

In an issue of first impression, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit tackled the question of whether a car dealership violated the law by not immediately returning Denby-Peterson’s repossessed 2008 Corvette after she filed for bankruptcy.