Legal Opinion

In Re Paul

United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Massachusetts

Decided November 20, 1986No. 19-10653PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

JAMES F. QUEENAN, Jr., Bankruptcy Judge.

This case presents the question of the effect a bankruptcy filing has upon real estate attachments which are about to expire. Also involved are questions concerning the validity under Massachusetts law of a levy upon a wife’s interest as a tenant by the entirety, the valuation of the respective interests of a husband and wife in such a tenancy, and the effect upon the debtors and their creditors of an assignment for the benefit of creditors. These issues arise in the context of competing claims to a surplus resulting from a…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Isaacs v. Hobbs Tie & Timber Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1931
  2. Johnson v. First National Bank Of MontevideoCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1983
  3. Lockhart v. Garden City Bank & Trust Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1940
  4. Pineo v. WhiteMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1946
  5. In the Matter of Chaseley's Foods, Inc., D/B/A Vic's Super Foods, Debtor. Appeal of Daniel L. Freeland, TrusteeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. In Re Halmar Distributors, Inc., Debtors. General Electric Company v. Halmar Distributors, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1992
  2. Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc. v. Commissioner of Patents and TrademarksCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1995
  3. Middleton & Dugger Plumbing & Heating, Inc. v. Richardson Builders, Inc. (In Re Richardson Builders, Inc.)United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Virginia · 1990
  4. In re PeakeUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 2018
  5. Quadrel Leasing De Puerto Rico, Inc. v. Carlos A. Rivera, Inc. (In Re Carlos A. Rivera, Inc.)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Puerto Rico · 1991

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