Legal Opinion
Dolan v. D.A.N. Joint Venture (In Re Dolan)
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Connecticut
Decided January 27, 1999No. 19-50147PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION ON MOTION TO AVOID JUDICIAL LIENS — 110 WESLEYAN ROAD, GLASTONBURY, CONNECTICUT
ROBERT L. KRECHEVSKY, Bankruptcy Judge.
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Issue
In this proceeding, Chapter 7 joint debtors have filed a motion pursuant to Bankruptcy Code (the “Code”) § 522(f)(1) to avoid every judicial lien that encumbers their property as allegedly impairing their exemptions, regardless of whether a judicial lien is prior in right and senior to any unavoidable nonjudicial lien or whether the amount of such lien in excess of the debtor’s exemption is a secured claim, based on the value of the property. The…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Lewis v. Manufacturers National Bank of DetroitSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
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3Cited by14 opinions
- In Re WareUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. South Carolina · 2001
- In Re NorthernUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Tennessee · 2003
- In Re FoxUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Connecticut · 2006
- In Re SmithUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Massachusetts · 2004
- In Re WhiteUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. California · 2005
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