Legal Opinion
In Re Sloss
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided June 12, 2002No. 19-30177PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AMENDED MEMORANDUM OF DECISION
HENRY J. BOROFF, Bankruptcy Judge.
Before the Court is the “Debtors’ Second Motion to Amend Schedule C” (the “Second Amendment Motion”), filed by the debtors Sharon and Paul Sloss (jointly the “Debtors”). Specifically, this Court must decide whether the cash surrender values of three life insurance policies owned by the Debtors are exempt pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 522(b) and the somewhat arcane language of Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 175, §§ 119A, 125, and 126, substantively last amended in 1928.
I. Procedural Background and Facts 1
On August 14, 2000 (the “Petition Date”),…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- In Re MessingerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1928
- Mutual Life Insurance v. AllenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1884
- Goldman v. MosesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1934
- Bailey v. WoodMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1909
- Massachusetts Linotyping Corp. v. FieldingMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1942
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3Cited by6 opinions
- In RE LeCLAIRUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Massachusetts · 2011
- In Re CaronUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Massachusetts · 2004
- In Re ChevalierUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Massachusetts · 2005
- In Re PatelUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. South Carolina · 2010
- In re Chung-I LiangUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Massachusetts · 2012
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