Walker v. Degnan (In re Degnan)

DECISION APPORTIONING OWNERSHIP INTERESTS, AND ORDER FOR PARTITION AND SALE OF PROPERTY

ARTHUR N. VOTOLATO, Bankruptcy Judge.

Heard on the Plaintiff Nancy Walker’s Complaint against Thomas Degnan (“Deg-nan”) and mortgagee St. Anne’s Credit Union of Fall River, MA (“St. Anne’s”),1 alleging inter alia that Degnan holds real *653estate in Little Compton, Rhode Island (the “property”), as trustee, for her benefit.

BACKGROUND

An understanding of the now defunct relationship of Walker and Degnan is helpful (and necessary) to resolve this dispute. In 1998, when the parties were involved both personally and…