Knibb v. Security Insurance Company of New Haven

The United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island has certified to this court the following question of law pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 6:

“[Wjhere an execution debtor husband dies before real property owned by him and his surviving wife as joint tenants is sold but after such real property is levied pursuant to such execution, does his surviving wife take such property subject to the unsatisfied judgment against her husband, or does she become the sole owner thereof by virtue of her survivorship?”

The District Court has provided a statement of facts relevant to the present…