In Re Cowles
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Massachusetts
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
JAMES A. GOODMAN, Chief Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
Elsie J. Hagberg (“Hagberg”), an unsecured creditor of David H. Cowles (“Cowles” or the “Debtor”), objects to the Debtor’s Chapter 13 plan which provides for a 10% dividend to all unsecured creditors. Hagberg maintains that the Debtor’s interest in a trust is tantamount to complete ownership, and since the Debtor’s plan does not provide for a dividend based upon the full value of the trust res, it cannot be confirmed. Upon consideration of the pleadings and relevant statutory and case law, the Court finds that Hagberg’s objection is…
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