Legal Opinion
In Re Hennessey
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided February 3, 1992No. 18-14460PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
JAMES F. QUEENAN, Jr., Chief Judge.
Relying upon a Massachusetts statute, Dennis J. Hennessey (the “Debtor”) seeks to exempt from the bankruptcy estate his retirement benefits under the profit sharing plan maintained by his employer, the Melville Corporation. The benefits are now worth about $100,000. The trustee in bankruptcy, Stephen M. Rodolakis (the “Trustee”), has filed an objection to the exemption, contending that the Massachusetts statute is pre-empted by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”), Pub.L. No. 93-406, 88 Stat. 829 (codified as amended at 29 U.S.C. §§…
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