Legal Opinion
In Re Leon LONSTEIN, Debtor. Leon LONSTEIN, Appellant, v. Matthew D. ROCKMAN, Appellee
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided December 4, 1991No. 91-1608PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CYR, Circuit Judge.
Debtor Leon Lonstein appeals from a district court judgment affirming a bankruptcy court decision which held that Lon-stein’s interest in an undistributed testamentary bequest became property of the chapter 7 estate at the time of the commencement of the case. We affirm.
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BACKGROUND
An involuntary chapter 7 case was commenced against Lonstein under Bankruptcy Code § 303, 11 U.S.C. § 303, on June 30, 1989, more than a decade after his mother’s will was probated and allowed in Florida. Under the will, Lonstein was bequeathed an unrestricted ten percent interest in the…
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