Legal Opinion
Williamson v. Jones
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided September 11, 2000No. 98-3149PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SEYMOUR, Chief Judge.
The debtors in four Chapter 7 bankruptcy proceedings appeal a consolidated order of the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel (BAP) holding that earned income tax credits (EICs) based upon pre-petition eligibility are property of the bankruptcy estate pursuant to section 541 of the Bankruptcy Code. See Baer v. Montgomery (In re Montgomery), 219 B.R. 913 (10th Cir. BAP 1998). 1 The debtors filed bankruptcy petitions in 1996, and the EICs at issue were received by the debtors in 1997 as part of their 1996 tax refunds. The trustees sought to include in the bankruptcy estates that…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Sorenson v. Secretary of the TreasurySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- In Re Lederman Enterprises, Inc., Debtor. Rubner & Kutner, P.C. v. U.S. Trustee Glen R. Anstine, Chapter 7 Trustee Bankers Trust CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1993
- In Re: Robin L. Johnston, Debtor. Robin L. Johnston v. Thomas HazlettCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2000
- Potter v. Drewes (In Re Potter)United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Eighth Circuit · 1999
- Barowsky v. Serelson (In re Barowsky)Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1991
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3Cited by45 opinions
- Booth v. Vaughan (In Re Booth)Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Sixth Circuit · 2001
- In Re MarshallCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2008
- Law v. Stover (In Re Law)United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Eighth Circuit · 2006
- Parks v. Fia Card Services, N.A.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2008
- Crowson v. Zubrod (In Re Crowson)Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Tenth Circuit · 2010
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