Legal Opinion
In the Matter of E.C. Henderson and Phyllis Henderson, Debtors. E.C. Henderson and Phyllis Henderson v. Lee Belknap
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 20, 1994No. 93-8276PublishedCited by 83 opinions
1Per curiam
E.C. and Phyllis Henderson (the Hendersons) filed a motion to avoid Lee Belknap’s (Belknap) judicial lien on their homestead property pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 522(f)(1). The bankruptcy court denied the motion. The district court reversed the bankruptcy court’s decision. Belknap appeals. We affirm.
I. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
On October 26, 1990, Belknap obtained a Texas state court judgment against the Hendersons in the amount of $197,667.21. On November 29, 1990, Belknap filed an abstract of judgment in Caldwell County, Texas, on all of the Hendersons’ real property in Caldwell County.
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