Legal Opinion

Milgard Tempering, Inc. v. Darosa (In Re Darosa)

United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit

Decided December 15, 2004No. BAP No. EC-04-1163-MOPMA, BAP No. EC-04-1164-MOPMA, Bankruptcy No. 03-28824-B-07, Bankruptcy No. 03-28825-B-07PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

MONTALI, Bankruptcy Judge.

One creditor held a judicial lien against the homesteads, of two separate debtors. Both debtors filed motions to avoid the judicial liens on their respective residences pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 522. 1 The creditor objected in both cases, contending that because the debtors were jointly and severally liable on a superior statutory lien, they were each subrogated to claims against the other. The creditor argued that each debtor should therefore reduce the statutory lien by one-half when calculating the encumbrances against their respective homesteads for purposes…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. United States v. Ron Pair Enterprises, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1989
  2. United States v. TurketteSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  3. In Re E.R. Fegert, Inc., Debtor. Dan O'rourke, Trustee v. Seaboard Surety Company Coral Construction Company, Inc. Shotwell Paving CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1989
  4. In Re Air Crash Disaster.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1996
  5. Jeffrey Mort Pamela Mort Fred Strefling Jeffrey Tobian v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1996

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. In Re Flamingo 55, Inc.United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Nevada · 2007
  2. Benson v. Corbin (In re Corbin)United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Washington · 2014
  3. Moldo v. Charnock (In Re Charnock)United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit · 2004

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