Legal Opinion
Schachter ex rel. Estate Lefrak v. Lefrak (In re Lefrak)
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York
Decided January 21, 1998No. Bankruptcy No. 96 B 43478(SMB); Adversary No. 96/9393APublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POST-TRIAL MEMORANDUM DECISION
STUART M. BERNSTEIN, Bankruptcy Judge.
The chapter 7 trustee commenced this adversary proceeding to recover title to the shares and proprietary lease pertaining to a cooperative apartment. The debtor originally acquired the shares and lease in his own name. He contends that he transferred a 50% interest to his wife in 1984 (the “1984 Transfer”), and the remaining 50% interest in 1994 (the “1994 Transfer”). The trustee contends that the purported transfers were never completed, but if they were, they are avoidable.
At the conclusion of the September 9,1997 trial, I…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Butner v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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- In Re the Accounting of Van AlstyneNew York Court of Appeals · 1913
- Gruen v. GruenNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
- In re the Estate of SzaboNew York Court of Appeals · 1961
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3Cited by4 opinions
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