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In Re Ash

United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Connecticut

Decided March 23, 1994No. 15-32031PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RULING AND ORDER O'íflbEBTOR’S MOTION TO AVOID LIEN

ROBERT L. KRECHEVSKY, Chief Judge.

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ISSUE

F. James Ash, the debtor in this Chapter 7 case, has moved to avoid a judicial hen (real estate attachment) impairing the federal homestead exemption he elected pursuant to Code § 522(d)(1). Robert Kaufman (Kaufman), the holder of the lien, contends that the hen may not be avoided because any debt arising from the unliquidated claim secured by the hen will be nondischargeable as the claim arises from damages caused by the debtor’s willful and maheious actions. The issue before the court is whether a…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. In Re D'AmelioUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Massachusetts · 1992
  2. Limor v. Weinstein & Sutton (In Re SMEC, Inc.)District Court, M.D. Tennessee · 1993
  3. In the Matter of Harold P. Walters and Patricia A. Walters, His Wife, Debtors v. United States National Bank in JohnstownCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1989
  4. Ewiak v. Ebner (In Re Ewiak)United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1987
  5. Miller v. Hulvey (In Re Hulvey)United States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. Illinois · 1988

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. In Re AllenUnited States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida · 1998
  2. In Re SlaterUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Washington · 1995
  3. H.J. Bushka Lumber & Millwork v. Boucher (In Re Boucher)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Connecticut · 2005
  4. In Re WilloughbyUnited States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida · 1997
  5. In Re VizardUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Massachusetts · 2005

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