Legal Opinion
In re Fetman
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. New York
Decided February 14, 2017No. Case No. 1-15-43716-nhlPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION DENYING CONSTRUCTIVE TRUST AND AUTHORIZING SALE
NANCY HERSHEY LORD, UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY JUDGE
Before the Court is a rather narrow question: whether a third party’s claim of an equitable interest in two pieces of real property, in which a debtor holds legal title, is sufficient to impose a constructive trust, thereby excluding the parcels from a debtor’s bankruptcy estate. The question arises in the context of the Chapter 7 Trustee’s (“the Trustee”) motion pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 363 and Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure 2002 and 6004 for an order approving bidding procedures…
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