Legal Opinion
Edmonston v. Murphy
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided February 27, 1997No. 96-1840PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CYR, Circuit Judge.
Chapter 7 debtor David Edmonston challenges a bankruptcy court ruling disallowing his exemption claim to entireties property— the primary residence owned by him and his nondebtor spouse since 1980. Edmonston duly claimed the residence exempt, see Bankruptcy Code § 522(b)(2)(B); Mass.Gen.Laws eh. 209, § 1, estimated its value at $200,000, and indicated that he and his nondebtor spouse were jointly obligated under the $59,-000 real estate mortgage and for unsecured indebtedness totaling at least $10,000. In due course the chapter 7 trustee objected to the exemption claim and…
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