Legal Opinion
In Re Eckols
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. New Hampshire
Decided July 30, 1986No. 15-11016PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
JAMES E. YACOS, Bankruptcy Judge.
Since the matters pending in both of these cases involve similar facts and a common issue of law, this memorandum opinion will address jointly the objections raised to the debtor’s claim of a homestead exemption concerning certain real property in each case. The legal right to the homestead exemption is governed by N.H.R.S.A. 480:1 (Supp.1985). This is so because the Bankruptcy Code exemption provision in § 522 of the Code authorizes the various states to “opt out” of the federal exemption provisions. New Hampshire so elected by virtue of…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Currier v. WoodwardSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1882
- In Re ThomasUnited States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · 1983
- In Re SmithUnited States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. New York · 1985
- Austin v. StanleySupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1865
- In Re WarrenUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. New York · 1984
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Armstrong v. Harris (In re Harris)Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1989
- In Re BennettUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Maine · 1996
- Bartlett v. Giguere (In Re Bartlett)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. New Hampshire · 1994
- In Re CopeUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Ohio · 1987
- In Re ColeUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Maine · 1995
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