Legal Opinion
Reiss v. Hagmann
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided July 28, 1989No. 88-1992PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOGAN, Circuit Judge.
The issue in this appeal is whether the bankruptcy court abused its discretion in *891approving a compromise settlement.1
Gail Elin Reiss filed a voluntary petition in bankruptcy under Chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. § 701 et seq. In it she listed only nominal assets and one creditor, the Bank of Woodward (the Bank), to which she said she owed $91,-259.73 plus interest on a promissory note. About a year and a half before filing for bankruptcy, Reiss transferred to herself as trustee of an irrevocable trust (Reiss Trust) land she owned in Kansas, apparently worth…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Protective Committee for Independent Stockholders of TMT Trailer Ferry, Inc. v. AndersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Aweco, Inc. v. Aweco, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
- Cacy v. CacySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1980
- In Re Lloyd, Carr and Company, Bankrupt (Two Cases). Appeal of Alan H. Abrahams. Appeal of United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1980
- American Employers' Insurance Company v. King Resources Company, John M. KingCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1977
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3Cited by42 opinions
- United States v. HardageCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1993
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- Kopp v. All American Life Insurance (In Re Kopexa Realty Venture Co.)Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Tenth Circuit · 1997
- In The Matter Of Foster Mortgage Corporation, A Louisiana CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1996
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