Legal Opinion

In Re Malloy

United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida

Decided February 13, 1980No. Bankruptcy 79-649-BK-J-GPPublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER ON TRUSTEE’S OBJECTION TO CLAIM OF EXEMPTIONS

GEORGE L. PROCTOR, Bankruptcy Judge.

The debtor was, during the relevant pre-petition time period, an insurance sales agent whose remuneration came in the form of commissions. When he sold a policy, he would receive part of the commission immediately and the remainder would be paid to him over a number of years providing the policyholder renewed the policy. The debtor claimed approximately $500 of these renewal commissions as exempt, and the trustee has objected.

The threshold question is whether the renewal commissions are “property" within…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Segal v. RochelleSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. In re WrightCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1907
  3. E. Cecil Wiley v. Public Investors Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
  4. In Re JonesDistrict Court, D. Minnesota · 1971

3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Waldschmidt v. CBS, INC.District Court, M.D. Tennessee · 1981
  2. In Re Edward Schlein and Kay Schlein, Debtors. Edward Schlein and Kay Schlein v. George E. Mills, Jr., Trustee, Florida National BankCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1993
  3. In Re KervinUnited States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Alabama · 1982
  4. In Re MontoyaUnited States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida · 1987
  5. American Family Life Assurance Co. v. Parker (In Re Parker)United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Georgia · 1981

13 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API