Legal Opinion
Hackett v. Commercial Banking Corp. (In Re Hackett)
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided August 25, 1981No. 19-11786PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WILLIAM A. KING, Jr., Bankruptcy Judge.
This case is an adversary proceeding initiated by the debtor to avoid liens pursuant to Title 11 U.S.C. § 522(f). The issue presented to the Court is whether an individual, who holds property as a tenant by the entireties, may treat the tenancy as divided in half for the purpose of administration of the bankruptcy case. We hold that such a partition of an entireties estate is not valid. Therefore, the debtor’s petition to avoid liens can only be granted in part. 1
The facts of the case are relatively simple. On November 9, 1979, the debtor filed a…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- In Re FordUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Maryland · 1980
- Shapiro v. ShapiroSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1966
- Gary GREENBLATT, Trustee, Appellant, v. Levy FORD, Jr., Appellee. in Re Levy FORD, Jr., DebtorCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1981
- In Re BarsottiUnited States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1980
- Backus v. BackusSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
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3Cited by18 opinions
- In Re JablonskiUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1987
- First National Bank of Mobile v. Alton A. NorrisCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1983
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- Doyle v. Grossman (In Re Grossman)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1987
- Dickenson v. Penland (In Re Penland)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Tennessee · 1983
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