Legal Opinion
Julia A. Christians, Trustee of the Bankruptcy Estate of Edward F. Dulas and Connie L. Dulas v. Edward F. Dulas Connie L. Dulas
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided September 11, 1996No. 95-3614PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BEAM, Circuit Judge.
Trustee Julia Christians appeals the district court’s order exempting an annuity belonging to Edward and Connie Dulas from the bankruptcy estate. We reverse.
I. BACKGROUND
In 1994, Edward and Connie Dulas (collectively the debtors) filed a voluntary petition under Chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code. They elected to use the exemptions provided by state law, instead of those provided by federal law.1 The debtors then claimed that an annuity from which Connie receives monthly payments was exempt from the bankruptcy estate under Minnesota law.
The annuity was the result of the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Medill v. StateSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1991
- In Re CarlsonUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Minnesota · 1984
- In Re MedillUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Minnesota · 1990
- In Re GagneUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Minnesota · 1994
- In Re Gagne v. ChristiansDistrict Court, D. Minnesota · 1994
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3Cited by8 opinions
- In Re: James W. Ladd, Doing Business as Ladd Trucking Sherri L. Ladd, Doing Business as Ladd Trucking, Debtors. James W. Ladd Sherri L. Ladd v. Charles W. RiesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2006
- Midland Credit Management v. ChatmanCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 2011
- Addison v. Seaver (In Re Addison)United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Eighth Circuit · 2007
- James W. Ladd v. Charles W. RiesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2006
- Johnson v. IannaconeUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Minnesota · 2004
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