Legal Opinion
In the Matter of William W. Wagner, Debtor-Appellant
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 11, 1986No. 86-1268PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
The question presented by this bankruptcy appeal — a question that appears not to have" arisen before — is whether “gross income,” as it appears in the section of the Bankruptcy Code which defines “farmer,” is to be given the same meaning that it has in federal income tax law. The significance of the question lies in the fact that a farmer cannot be forced into bankruptcy against his will. 11 U.S.C. § 303(a). (A farmer can, of course, file voluntarily for bankruptcy. Indeed, voluntary bankruptcy for “family farmers” was liberalized recently. See Subtitle B of Title II of…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- In the Matter of MORSE ELECTRIC COMPANY, INC., Debtor. Appeal of HOOSIER FENCE COMPANY, INC.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
- In Re J. Catton Farms, Inc., Debtor-Appellant v. The First National Bank of ChicagoCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1985
- Snyder Howell v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
- Bankr. L. Rep. P 70,373 in Re Goldblatt Bros., Inc., the Firestone Tire & Rubber Company v. Goldblatt Bros., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
- In Re Blanton Smith Corp.United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Tennessee · 1980
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3Cited by53 opinions
- 17 Collier bankr.cas.2d 230, Bankr. L. Rep. P 71,695 in the Matter of Xonics, Inc., Debtors. Elscint, Inc., and Elscint Imaging, Inc. v. First Wisconsin Financial CorporationCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1987
- In The Matter Of Andrew H. KilgusCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
- Elscint, Inc. v. First Wisconsin Financial Corp.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
- In the Matter of Ronald and Marjorie Patterson, Debtors. Appeal of Abbotsford State BankCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
- In the Matter of Martin Szekely and Donna Szekely, Debtors-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1991
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