Bass v. Fillion

MANION, Circuit Judge.

Kenneth W. Bass deeded his farm to his daughter, Marcia Fillion, but Bass retained a limited life interest in the property. Eventually, Bass filed an action in Wisconsin state court to rescind the deed, and Fillion and her husband filed for bankruptcy under Chapter 13 of the Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. § 1301 et seq. The bankruptcy court confirmed the Fillions’ *861Chapter 13 plan and also denied Bass’s action for- rescission of the deed. The district court affirmed the bankruptcy court on both issues, as do we.

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In 1959, Bass acquired a 152-acre farm in Dane County,…