Legal Opinion
Vullo v. Sheets (In Re Sheets)
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. New York
Decided January 27, 1987No. 1-19-10363PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND DECISION
EDWARD D. HAYES, Bankruptcy Judge.
The debtors, James and Irene Sheets, filed a joint petition under § 302 of the Bankruptcy Code to commence this voluntary Chapter 7 case on May 4, 1982. On May 24, 1982, a trustee in bankruptcy was appointed. The trustee commenced this adversary proceeding on August 19, 1983 to determine what interest, if any, the debtors have in the proceeds of two pre-petition personal injury actions settled post-petition.
The facts, as stipulated, are these. In Schedule B-2 of their bankruptcy petition, the debtors listed contingent and unliqui-dated…
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