Legal Opinion
Roberts v. County of Henrico Federal Credit Union
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided June 9, 1983No. 82-1759PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MURNAGHAN, Circuit Judge:
Recently having considered the interplay of federal bankruptcy, a tenancy by the entireties in residential real property and the Virginia homestead exemption,1 we now have occasion to consider still another aspect of their interconnections. Lawyers justifiably take pride -in their ingenuity. Counsel here was truly ingenious, but regrettably from his point of view that was not enough to bring about the result he has urged.
John Stephen Roberts and Susan Marie Roberts were husband and wife. First the wife separately filed a voluntary petition for bankruptcy.…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Vasilion v. VasilionSupreme Court of Virginia · 1951
- Oliver Reginald Cheeseman and Isabelle Cheeseman v. Erwin B. Nachman, in Re Oliver Reginald Cheeseman and Isabelle Cheeseman, DebtorsCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1981
- Ambler Coleman Ragsdale and Ann Parrish Hancock Ragsdale v. Genesco, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1982
- Wilkinson v. MerrillSupreme Court of Virginia · 1891
- Murphy v. City of RichmondSupreme Court of Virginia · 1910
3Cited by3 opinions
- Jones v. Kirsch (In Re Kirsch)District Court, E.D. Virginia · 1988
- In Re HowellUnited States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Virginia · 1989
- Roberts v. County Of Henrico Federal Credit UnionCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1983