Legal Opinion
In Re Gridley
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. South Dakota
Decided September 17, 1991No. 19-40049PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM DECISION
PEDER K. ECKER, Bankruptcy Judge.
ACTION
In this case, the Court must decide whether a Chapter 7 bankruptcy case should be dismissed when a debtor died two days after the petition was filed by her designated agent named in a valid power of attorney. For the reasons outlined below, the Court denies the motion to dismiss the bankruptcy proceeding. -The instant matter is a core proceeding pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 157(b)(2)(A), (B). This Court maintains jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1334.
FACTUAL BACKGROUND
On June 14, 1991, Debtor Patricia Grid-ley signed a Power of Attorney in…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Redfield v. Ansbro (In Re Goldberg)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 1989
- In re Estate of Brown ex rel. BrownDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1981
- In Re BondUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. North Carolina · 1984
- Shute v. PattersonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1906
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- In Re CorblyUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. South Dakota · 1992
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