Legal Opinion

King v. Zella (In Re Zella)

District Court, E.D. Virginia

Decided September 25, 1996No. Civil Action No. 1:96-900-A, Bankruptcy No. 95-15474-AMPublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION

RICHARD L. WILLIAMS, District Judge.

This matter is before the Court on the trustee’s appeal of the determination by the Bankruptcy Judge that certain property owned by the debtor and his wife was held in tenancy by the entirety. Whether that determination was proper is the sole issue before this Court. For the reasons stated in the Bankruptcy Court’s opinion and further explained below, that decision is AFFIRMED.

The relevant facts have been stipulated and are adequately summarized in the opinion of the Bankruptcy Court. The determinative issue on this appeal is whether under…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Hunt v. BlackburnSupreme Court of the United States · 1888
  2. Allen v. ParkeySupreme Court of Virginia · 1929
  3. Burroughs v. GormanSupreme Court of Virginia · 1936

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. In Re MasseyUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Virginia · 1998
  2. In Re SampathUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Virginia · 2004
  3. In Re PotterUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Virginia · 2002
  4. Thomas v. United States (In re Doncheff)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Arkansas · 2001
  5. United States v. BowserDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 2011

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