Shaia v. Meyer (In Re Meyer)

Vacated and remanded by published opinion. Judge WIDENER wrote the opinion, in which Judge LUTTIG and Judge MICHAEL joined.

OPINION

WIDENER, Circuit Judge:

Defendants, Arnold and Naomi Meyer, appeal the district court’s judgment in favor of plaintiff, Harry Shaia, Jr. (trustee), in a bankruptcy proceeding pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 544(b). The district court affirmed the bankruptcy court’s holding that Meyer’s pre-payment of mortgages on real property owned by himself and his wife as tenants by the entirety with funds he was bequeathed under the will of his father was an avoidable voluntary…