Legal Opinion

Lewis J. Hecker v. Kokomo Spring Co.

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided February 4, 2008No. 06-16609UnpublishedCited by 6 opinions

Non-Argument Calendar.

1Per curiam

The Appellant, Lewis J. Hecker, appeals the district court’s affirmance of two orders of the bankruptcy court: (1) the denial of Hecker’s claim of exemption for the Lewis J. Hecker Retirement Trust (“LJH Trust”); and (2) the denial of Hecker’s claim of homestead exemption.

I. BACKGROUND

On July 9, 1987, Kokomo Spring Company (“Kokomo”) entered into an agreement to acquire stock from a company of which Hecker was the sole shareholder. 1 In connection with this sale of stock, the bankruptcy court found Hecker to have engaged in a multitude of fraudulent misrepresentations and omissions, which…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. IBT International, Inc. v. Northern (In Re International Administrative Services, Inc.)Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2005
  2. Havoco of America, Ltd. v. HillSupreme Court of Florida · 2001
  3. Palm Beach Sav. & Loan Ass'n v. FishbeinSupreme Court of Florida · 1993
  4. Bankr. L. Rep. P 73,548 in Re William and Debra Calvert, Debtors. Green Tree Acceptance, Inc. v. William and Debra CalvertCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1990
  5. Bank of New York v. Sunshine-Jr. Stores, Inc. (In Re Sunshine-Jr. Stores, Inc.)Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2006

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