Matthew Peet v. James Checkett

BENTON, Circuit Judge.

Matthew Richard Peet and Marilynn Louise Peet held title to real property as joint tenants with Marilynn’s parents. Marilynn and her father also owned a Ford pickup as joint tenants. The Peets filed for bankruptcy under Chapter 13, later converting to Chapter 7. See 11 U.S.C. § 1307(a). After the conversion, Marilynn’s parents died. The Trustee then notified the Peets he intended to sell the real estate and pickup, maintaining that the right of survivorship made the bankruptcy estate the sole owner. Agree.ing, the bankruptcy court ruled that the joint tenancies remained…