Legal Opinion
In Re Mahan
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. California
Decided August 17, 1989No. 19-20567PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM DECISION RE DEBTORS’ OBJECTIONS TO CLAIMS
CHRISTOPHER M. KLEIN, Bankruptcy Judge:
The debtors have filed objections to all of the claims that were filed in this chapter 7 case. I hold that the debtors are estopped from objecting to claims because their untruthful and inaccurate schedules caused a valuable asset to lie undiscovered for nearly seven years.
FINDINGS OF FACT
This bankruptcy case was filed in 1982. A trustee was appointed and continues to serve. The claims to which debtors now object were timely filed in 1982. A discharge was granted June 8, 1982. The trustee did not locate…
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