Legal Opinion
Bezanson v. Maine National Bank (In Re Kwaak)
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Maine
Decided September 24, 1984No. 19-20005PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM DECISION
FREDERICK A. JOHNSON, Bankruptcy Judge.
The trustee seeks a determination that the debtors’ interest in an employer-financed stock bonus and profit-sharing retirement trust is non-exemptible property of the estate. The debtors, the employer, and the bank which administers the funds all oppose the relief sought by the trustee. After a careful review of the trust, the statutes, and the relevant case law, the court concludes that the debtors’ interest in the plan is not property of the estate.
In their chapter 7 petition, filed July 11, 1983, the debtors, Peter and Frances…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- United States v. Whiting Pools, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Goff v. TaylorCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- Clotfelter v. Ciba-Geigy Corp. (In Re Threewitt)District Court, D. Kansas · 1982
- In Re PruittUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Colorado · 1983
- In Re DiPiazzaUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 1983
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Sierra Switchboard Co. v. Westinghouse Electric Corp.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
- Harry Lee McLean W. Keenan Stephenson, Jr. v. Central States, Southeast and Southwest Areas Pension Fund, United States, Amicus Curiae. In Re Harry Lee McLean Debtor. Harry Lee McLean W. Keenan Stephenson, Jr. v. Central States, Southeast and Southwest Areas Pension Fund, in Re Harry Lee McLean DebtorCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1985
- Raymond Lione Morter, AKA D/B/A Swinengineering, Inc., Debtor-Appellant v. Farm Credit ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1991
- Blackwell v. Wallace (In Re Wallace)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Missouri · 1986
- Boon v. Miner (In Re Boon)District Court, W.D. Missouri · 1989
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