Legal Opinion
In Re Gonzalez
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided January 13, 1993No. 19-40388PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
JAMES F. QUEENAN, Jr., Chief Judge.
Emilio 0. Gonzales and Bernadine A. Gonzales (the “Debtors”) have claimed a $4,235 exemption on their home at 254 Worcester Street, North Grafton, Massachusetts under section 522(d) of the Bankruptcy Code. They now move pursuant to section 522(f) to avoid entirely the $300,000 attachment lien on the property held by First National Bank of Boston (“the Bank”). Presented is the question of whether the Debtors’ section 522(f) lien avoidance rights extend beyond the amount of their claimed exemption.
The Debtors’ appraiser places the fair market value of…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Local Loan Co. v. HuntSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
- Dewsnup v. TimmSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Doan v. HudginsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
- First of America Bank v. Gaylor (In Re Gaylor)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Michigan · 1991
- Galvan v. Galvan (In Re Galvan)United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit · 1990
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3Cited by43 opinions
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