Legal Opinion
Connelly v. Roach
District Court, W.D. New York
Decided October 26, 1987No. CIV-86-460EPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
ELFVIN, Senior District Judge.
This is an appeal from a decision of Bankruptcy Judge Beryl E. McGuire, which determined that the Exemption of Homestead provided in section 5206 of New York’s Civil Practice Law and Rules (“CPLR”) applied to the one-half interest in the real property which the debtor-appellee had inherited within 180 days of the filing of her bankruptcy petition. The inherited premises had been the debtor’s principal residence for at least four years prior to the passing of any legal interest to her. The trustee maintains that the Bankruptcy Court’s decision…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Maurice Rapf and Carl Hansen v. Suffolk County of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1985
- In Re ThomasUnited States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · 1983
- In Re WarrenUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. New York · 1984
- In Re PearlmanUnited States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · 1985
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