Legal Opinion
In Re Polanowski
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. New York
Decided February 2, 2001No. 1-19-10311PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARL L. BUCKI, Bankruptcy Judge.
In each of these four cases, the chapter 7 trustee has objected to a claim of exemption for a policy of whole-life insurance that a debtor purchased on his or her own life. For all but one policy, the beneficiary is a co-debtor spouse. In the remaining instance, another family member holds this designation. Relying on the decision of my esteemed colleague in In re Mata, 244 B.R. 580 (Bankr.W.D.N.Y.1999), the trustees seek a turnover of the cash values of these policies. Because I believe that the holding in Mata is inconsistent with the law of New York, the…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Davis v. Modern Industrial BankNew York Court of Appeals · 1939
- Wilson v. McLaneSupreme Court of the United States · 1929
- In Re KeilCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1937
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- In Re DavisDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2002
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