Legal Opinion
In Re Joseph
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Michigan
Decided May 12, 2011No. 19-40728PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION REGARDING DEBTORS’ MOTION TO ENFORCE TERMS OF DECEMBER 21, 2010 ORDER AND FOR COSTS
THOMAS J. TUCKER, Bankruptcy Judge.
The Chapter 7 Trustee in this case sold the Debtors’ home. Before Debtors moved out, they removed several items, including window blinds, drapes, a refrigerator, a dishwasher, a doorbell, and a mailbox. The Court must decide whether the missing items were fixtures under Michigan law, and therefore part of the real estate that the Trustee sold, or whether they were exempt personal property that the Debtors had a right to remove. In this opinion, the Court concludes that…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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3Cited by2 opinions
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