Legal Opinion
Matter of Rivera
United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida
Decided July 23, 1980No. Bankruptcy 80-433 CPublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER ON TRUSTEE’S OBJECTION TO LISTED EXEMPT PROPERTY
ALEXANDER L. PASKAY, Chief Bankruptcy Judge.
THE MATTER IN controversy is the right of Michael A. Rivera, the Debtor involved in this Chapter 7 proceeding, to avail himself of the benefits of the exemption laws of this State. His right to these benefits is challenged by the Trustee of the estate who contends that the Debtor, not being the head of a family, is not entitled to the benefits of the exemption laws of this State.
The underlying facts governing this controversy are without dispute and can be summarized as follows:
Michael A. Rivera,…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- DeCottes v. ClarksonSupreme Court of Florida · 1901
- Vandiver v. VincentDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1962
- Anderson v. AndersonSupreme Court of Florida · 1950
- Jetton Lumber Co. v. HallSupreme Court of Florida · 1914
- Hill v. First National BankSupreme Court of Florida · 1917
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Tarrant v. Spenard Builders Supply, Inc. (In Re Tarrant)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Alaska · 1982
- Armstrong v. Peterson (In re Peterson)Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1990
- In Re PetersonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1990
- In Re FranzeseUnited States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida · 2008
- In Re CombsUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. California · 1994
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