Legal Opinion
Stern v. Continental Assurance Co. (In Re Ryan)
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided December 7, 1987No. Civ. A. 87-0090-FPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
FREEDMAN, Chief Judge.
I.INTRODUCTION
Before this Court is an appeal from a final decision of the bankruptcy court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 158(a). The case concerns the application of a Vermont law which requires that any conveyance of an interest in land be signed by at least two witnesses. 27 Vt.Stat.Ann. § 341 (1985). The appellant is a trustee in bankruptcy who claims that a mortgage executed by the debtor is invalid because it was signed by only one witness. Thus, the trustee claims that the bank, to whom the mortgage was assigned, does not have an enforceable lien…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Delfino v. Paul Davies Chevrolet, Inc.Ohio Supreme Court · 1965
- Morrill v. MorrillSupreme Court of Vermont · 1880
- Day v. AdamsSupreme Court of Vermont · 1869
- Matter of HofackerUnited States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Ohio · 1983
- Tindale v. BoveSupreme Court of Vermont · 1924
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3Cited by8 opinions
- In Re Thomas Edward Ryan, Debtor. Peter M. Stern v. Continental Assurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1988
- Gray v. Burke (In Re Coletta Bros. of North Quincy, Inc.)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Massachusetts · 1994
- Dwyer v. Rockland Trust Co. (In re Mammola)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Massachusetts · 2012
- Logan v. Kingston National Bank (In Re Floater Vehicle, Inc.)United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Ohio · 1989
- Lassman v. HSBC Bank USA., N.A. (In re DeMore)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Massachusetts · 2015
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