Legal Opinion
Bass v. Hall
District Court, W.D. Virginia
Decided November 23, 1987No. Civ. A. 87-0138-DPublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
KISER, District Judge.
Debtors Kenneth Marshall Hall and Beverly J. Hall have appealed the decision of the Bankruptcy Court that Mrs. Hall may claim as a homestead exemption only that proportion of a refund from tax returns filed jointly with her husband as is represented by her contribution to the income reported on the tax returns. For the reasons stated below, I reverse the Bankruptcy Court and hold Mrs. Hall is entitled to keep any of the refund claimed as exempt at the time of discharge.
The parties stipulated to the facts before the Bankruptcy Court. The Debtors filed a…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- 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
- In the Matter of Gary Gene Wetteroff, Bankrupt. Gary Gene Wetteroff, and Joan M. Wetteroff v. Sheldon D. Grand, TrusteeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1972
- Wilkinson v. MerrillSupreme Court of Virginia · 1891
- Dembs v. DembsCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1985
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3Cited by16 opinions
- In Re Steven L. Peterson and Judith A. Peterson, Debtors. Mark C. Halverson, Panel Trustee v. Steven L. Peterson and Judith A. PetersonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1990
- Loevy v. Aldrich (In Re Aldrich)United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Tennessee · 2000
- In Re BarrowUnited States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. New York · 2004
- In Re HejmowskiUnited States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. New York · 2003
- In Re InnisUnited States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. Illinois · 2005
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