Legal Opinion

In Re Gibbons

Supreme Court of Rhode Island

Decided May 10, 1983No. 82-325-AppealPublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

MURRAY, Justice.

The United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the First Circuit, acting pursuant to Rule 6 of the Supreme Court Rules, has certified to this court two questions of law, together with a statement of the facts relevant to the controversy in which the questions arose. 1

The relevant facts are as follows. In a chapter 7 bankruptcy proceeding in the District of Rhode Island, the debtor, George E. Gibbons, claimed that his interest in real estate held as tenants by the entirety with his wife was exempt from process under Rhode Island law. On February 5, 1982, the bankruptcy…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Cull v. VadnaisSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1979
  2. In Re the Shepard Co.Supreme Court of Rhode Island · 1975
  3. Knibb v. Security Insurance Company of New HavenSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1979
  4. Suppa v. Capalbo (In Re Suppa)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Rhode Island · 1981
  5. Everett v. Cutler MillsSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1932

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Elizabeth v. Bogosian v. Woloohojian Realty Corp.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1991
  2. Brewster v. Commonwealth, Department of TransportationCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
  3. In Re FurkesDistrict Court, D. Rhode Island · 1986
  4. In Re RyanDistrict Court, D. Rhode Island · 2002
  5. Lombardi v. Goodyear Loan Co.Supreme Court of Rhode Island · 1988

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